July 1, 2008
The Move Toward Electronic Health Records
A Congressional subcommittee voted to move a bill forward to create a national electronic health information exchange system. The bill titled the PRO(TECH) Act must still gain the approval of the full House, Senate, and the President's signature before it would become law. The bill as written would require all US citizens to have electronic health records by the year 2014. Medical records privacy in a digital sharing environment poses privacy risks especially when patients are not given control over who may access their health information.
U.S. House Pushes For National E-Health Record, June 26, 2008
Posted by EPIC at July 1, 2008 9:54 AM
