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Technology expert calls for standard rules, regulations on EHRs

American Family Physician, June 1, 2007

The federal government needs to develop a uniform policy for protecting the confidentiality and security of electronic health records (EHRs) before the current system of data management becomes even more unmanageable and difficult to navigate, said David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA, senior adviser to the AAFP's Center for Health Information Technology.

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Testifying before the Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics on April 17, Kibbe said widespread confusion exists about the privacy and confidentiality of EHRs and other electronic systems. He noted that government officials still are unable to answer several basic questions about data ownership and access, and offered principles to reform the government's approach to privacy. For more information, visit http://www.aafp.org/news-now/governmentmedicine/ 20070424kibbetestimony.html.

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Technology expert calls for standard rules, regulations on EHRs

American Family Physician, June 1, 2007

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