Individual Choice Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives

In this series of postings, we reproduce—one at a time—Level 1 and Level 2 descriptions of the eight principles. A Level 1 (L1) description is a “short title and concise statement,” and a Level 2 (L2) description is a “short explanation that further elaborates on the principle, what it is designed to do, and its parameters.”

Openness and Transparency Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives

n this series of postings, we reproduce—one at a time—Level 1 and Level 2 descriptions of the eight principles. A Level 1 (L1) description is a “short title and concise statement,” and a Level 2 (L2) description is a “short explanation that further elaborates on the principle, what it is designed to do, and its parameters.”

Correction Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives

In this series of postings, we reproduce—one at a time—Level 1 and Level 2 descriptions of the eight principles. A Level 1 (L1) description is a “short title and concise statement,” and a Level 2 (L2) description is a “short explanation that further elaborates on the principle, what it is designed to do, and its parameters.”

Individual Access Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives

In this series of postings, we reproduce—one at a time—Level 1 and Level 2 descriptions of the eight principles. A Level 1 (L1) description is a “short title and concise statement,” and a Level 2 (L2) description is a “short explanation that further elaborates on the principle, what it is designed to do, and its parameters.”

Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange: Key Meaningful Use 2011 Objective Recommendation

We reproduce Level 1 descriptions of the eight principles: “short title and concise statement.” In eight subsequent postings, we add Level 2 descriptions of each principle: “short explanation that further elaborates on the principle, what it is designed to do, and its parameters.”

Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information

Numerous forces are driving the health care industry towards the use of health information technology, such as the potential for reducing medical errors and health care costs, and increasing individuals’ involvement in their own health and health care. To facilitate this advancement and reap its benefits while reducing the risks, it is important to consider individual privacy interests together with the potential benefits to population health.

HHS’s Health IT Policy Committee 2011 Draft Meaningful Use Objectives and Measures for Public Comment

In this posting, HIPAA.com reproduces the draft recommendation 2011 Objectives and Measures for each of the five Health Outcomes Policy Priorities…

HHS’s HIT Policy Committee Releases Draft Recommendations on Meaningful Use for Public Comment

The HITECH Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009, provides an electronic health record (EHR) adoption incentive program for healthcare providers who adopt certified electronic health records and use them in a meaningful way to improve patient care. The incentive program begins in January 2011 and terminates at the end of 2014 for new adopters of certified electronic health record technology.