eHI March 24, 2022
Privacy & Security: Exploring the ways in which we are protecting the privacy, security, and confidentiality of patient and health system information.
Overview
Since the early 2000s, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been the nation’s primary health privacy law, protecting patient data held by the healthcare system – hospitals, doctors, clinics, and health insurers.
With the explosive proliferation of digital technologies, an ever-increasing amount of health data is generated by consumers themselves. This data is both held and used by companies that are not bound by the obligations of HIPAA, leaving that data largely under-protected and under-regulated.
With the generous support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Executives for Health Innovation (EHI, formerly the...