Title: Privacy and security solutions for interoperable health information exchange

Authors: C. Sunil Kumar; A. Samy Durai; S.R. Vinotha

Addresses: CSE Department, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Dr.V.P.R.Nagar, Off. Tambaram, Sriperumbudur Road, (Via Manimangalam), Manimangalam Post, Chennai – 601301, Tamilnadu, India ' CSE Department, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Dr.V.P.R.Nagar, Off. Tambaram, Sriperumbudur Road, (Via Manimangalam), Manimangalam Post, Chennai – 601301, Tamilnadu, India ' CSE Department, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Dr.V.P.R.Nagar, Off. Tambaram, Sriperumbudur Road, (Via Manimangalam), Manimangalam Post, Chennai – 601301, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract: The encouragement of health information technology (HIT) to improve efficiency, reduce medical errors, improve quality of care, and provide better information for patients and physicians. At that time, the US President also called for widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by 2014 so that health information will follow patients throughout their self-care in a flawless and secure mode. Reaching this determined goal requires cooperation among Federal agencies and departments that plays vital role in advancing and understanding the use of health IT, management across all Federal HIT programmes; and coordination with the private sector.

Keywords: electronic health records; EHR; health information technology; HIT; Federal Information Security Management Act; FISMA; HIPPA; Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel; HITSP; privacy; interoperability; information exchange; information sharing; cooperation; coordination; USA; United States; patient information.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMEI.2013.053330

International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, 2013 Vol.5 No.2, pp.137 - 144

Published online: 28 Jan 2014 *

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