I came across an inventory of HIT and HIE materials for consumers and want to share this listing with my readers who may want to learn more about this subject which is being discussed as part of the current economic stimulus package. Beyond knowing where your tax dollars will go, readers also should understand how information technology (applied correctly) will improve the quality, safety, cost and access of their healthcare.
The inventory was created by State of Georgia and is available on their Georgia Health Info website, which was designed to provide healthcare quality, cost and health education information. I was flattered to find my weblog listed as one of the resources and look forward to consumers taking a more active role in their local efforts to build health information exchanages.
The Massachusetts HISPC (Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration) team is working on a guide to personal health record systems, including a review of privacy policies and notices. Look for it when the HISPC final reports are released, probably in March.
Posted by: David Szabo | February 26, 2009 at 04:20 AM