A Useful Article Comparing The Australian And US Approaches To Electronic Health Records.

I am re-publishing this with the author ’s permission. The differences from the US are quite telling.Comparison of e-health records: Australia versus the USAuthored by Heather Deixler Bianca PhillipsIssue 9 / 11 March 2019 This is the fifth article in a series on the digital health revolution.AS debate continues over the implementation of the My Health Record for Australian patients, perhaps it would be instructive to compare it with the United States’ system. We provide an overview of the US federal laws that govern the privacy and security of electronic health records, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountabil ity Act (HIPAA), and draws on some comparisons with the Australian My Health Record system.HIPAA was enacted by the US Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. Over a decade later, it was amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) which w as enacted in 2009.A number of regulations were promulgated... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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