The Physician-Patient Relationship and a National Health Information Network
J Law Med Ethics. 2010 Spring;38(1):36-49
14 Pages Posted: 17 Apr 2019
Date Written: 2010
Abstract
The United States, like other countries facing rising health care costs, is pursuing a commitment to interoperable electronic health records. Electronic records, it is thought, have the potential to reduce the risks of error, improve care coordination, monitor care quality, enable patients to participate more fully in care management, and provide the data needed for research and surveillance. Interoperable electronic health records on a national scale — the ideal of a national health information network (or NHIN) — seem likely to magnify these advantages. Thus, the recent economic stimulus package contains considerable funding for the development of “health information technology architecture that will support the nationwide electronic exchange and use of health information in a secure, private, and accurate manner.”
Keywords: Confidentiality, Electronic Health Records
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