Last week’s Daily Telegraph in the UK reveals the challenges we will face with EHRs in the United States if we do not change our perspective on the solution before cementing 19th century approaches into rules at HHS. “Patient’s Medical Records Go Online Without Consent,” by Kate Develin does an excellent job of looking at the implications of seeing this as a records problem rather than a patients problem. EHRs divorced from the patients to whom they belong is at the heart of the digital debacle in Britain.
The following quote is at the very heart of the privacy issue:
The “summary” records contain basic medical information including illnesses, vaccination history, and could include medication patients have been given. Ages and addresses are also included. (emphasis added)
The issue with privacy on the Internet today is that the data silos into which our records are poured not only include What I Am™ but Who I Am™. The combination of critical health information Read the rest of this entry »












