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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:
Recommends strong limitations on disclosures of identifying data to third parties. Supports disclosures only of those data that are reasonably necessary to perform the limited function(s) to which the third parties are authorized. Provides a caveat about considering data "de-identified."