Patient consent for information sharing not always possible or appropriate — Cross 337 (111): a777 — BMJ

The test of informed consent for sharing personal medical data has come under attack in a long awaited review of data sharing commissioned by the UK prime minister.

Patient consent for information sharing not always possible or appropriate — Cross 337 (111): a777 — BMJ

Health records going high-tech, 28 hospitals to share electronic info

Patient consent is required. The information is protected by security software and only accessible to authorized users. Every information request by a user will also be tracked.

Health records going high-tech, 28 hospitals to share electronic info

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IBM and HIPAAT Team to Give Patients Control Over Personal Health Information Access

“The IBM-HIPAAT collaboration extends patient-driven privacy to Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Personal Health Records (PHRs) and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). Combined IBM and HIPAAT technologies allow patients to easily specify who is granted access to their personal health information (PHI), what information can be accessed and when. They enable caregivers to implement and enforce patient consent directives, providing “break the glass” access to PHI and EHR data in emergency-care situations, where appropriate.”