Highlights of the Final Omnibus HIPAA Rule
January 30, 2013 | Issue Brief
This brief details changes to the federal rule implementing modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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Reconciling Privacy Laws and Public Health Surveillance
May 28, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists provided guidance to help public health practitioners understand how privacy laws at the federal, state and local level, affect the performance of essential public health activities.
A Patient's View of OpenNotes
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors discuss the positive outcomes from a year-long experimental study, OpenNotes, where patients could access their doctor’s notes.
Pushing the Envelope of Electronic Patient Portals to Engage Patients
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This editorial discusses OpenNotes, an experiment where patients were allowed to access their primary care providers’ electronic notes via patient portals.
Making Sense of Mobile Health Data
August 9, 2012 | Journal Article
Mobile phones, and smartphones in particular, have the potential to support chronic disease prevention and management in daily life. For example, mobile health (mHealth) applications can help people manage their diabetes, assist in smoking cessation ...
Evaluating the Impact of Patients' Online Access to Doctors' Visit Notes
April 13, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors conducted a one-year, multi-site trial of patient-accessible online office visit notes system OpenNotes, and found that many primary care physicians were willing to participate.
Debate
February 1, 2012 | Commentary
Will OpenNotes help patients become true partners in their case?
Incubating Innovation in U.S. Health Care Policy
January 11, 2012 | Story
Lynn Etheredge's Ideas Facilitate Policy to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs.
Open Notes
July 20, 2010 | Journal Article
This article profiles a program that allows patients open access to their medical records. The OpenNotes project has the potential to open a new type of communication between patients and doctors.
Patients Reveal a Willingness to Trade Hands-On Medical Care for Computer Consultations
May 18, 2009 | News Release
Study also finds that Internet-savvy consumers will trade some privacy to gain transparency, full access to medical records