Common Framework for Networked Personal Health Information: CT3- Immutable Audit Trails

Publication Date: June 2008

Publisher: John and Mary R. Markle Foundation. Connecting for Health

Author(s): Connecting for Health Work Group on Consumer Access Policies for Networked Personal Health Information

Research Area: Health Information Technology

Keywords: Personal Health Record (PHR); Health Information Technology; Consumer Participation

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Recommends that audit trails be a basic requirement of Personal Health Records and supporting services; explains the value of providing consumers with convenient electronic access to an audit trail as a mechanism to demonstrate compliance with use and disclosure authorization(s).