Common Framework for Networked Personal Health Information: CP5- Notification of Misuse or Breach


 

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; Law and ethics; Media, telecommunications, and information

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

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Discusses what to do if something goes wrong. Recommends that consumers be individually informed if their personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, disclosed or acquired by an unauthorized person or party in a form that carries significant risk of compromising the security, confidentiality, or integrity of personal information.