AHIMA September 17, 2020
Axel Wirth

There is an inherent conflict between a person’s healthcare needs and a right to privacy. In order to deliver quality care, it would be best if all patient health information were be instantaneously available to everybody. At the same time individuals have certain expectations about the privacy of their personal and sensitive data. Regulations such as HIPAA or GDPR have attempted to define a viable path forward that provides for both—reasonable assurance of information protection without compromising (too much) care provider’s access and rights.

Admittedly we haven’t achieved perfect balance as we see almost daily reports of health data breaches. Yet, in spite of all the IT systems and their integration, we all have had our experiences with missing information...

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