HIT policy committee holds privacy hearing

Quote from: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hit-policy-committee-holds-privacy-hearing-today “The success of health information technology and exchange rests on consumer and provider confidence in privacy and security protections,” Jodi Daniel, Director of the office of Policy and Research at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.

Selecting an EMR system is just one step in the overall evaluation and deployment process. Security, privacy, and regulatory compliance will be key issues to wrestle with as Bay Area physicians evaluate their electronic medical records options. Diana Manos authored the included report about the HRT policy committee last week. I think her article sheds some light on the complexity of deploying an EMR system. Many challenging questions must be answered and addressed to assure the system is integrated in a way that protects the practice from an information/data breach.

I believe that this issue lends further weight to the idea of working with a local computer networking partner to navigate the selection and implementation process. Endsight has been helping clients deploy “hardened” networks that meet their clients regulatory requirements for quite some time. If you’re ready to begin evaluating your options for electronic medical records we’d be happy to share what we know with you. Click here to schedule an appointment with us.