Health data in the information age : use, disclosure, and privacy / Molla S. Donaldson and Kathleen N. Lohr, editors ; Committee on Regional Health Data Networks, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Regional Health Data Networks.

Contributor:

Donaldson, Molla S.

Lohr, Kathleen N., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical records--Access control.

Medical records.

Confidential communications--Physicians.

Confidential communications.

Medical informatics.

Physical Description:

xii, 257 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [1994]

Summary:

Regional health care databases are being established around the country with the goal of providing timely and useful information to policymakers, physicians, and patients. But their emergence is raising important and sometimes controversial questions about the collection, quality, and appropriate use of health care data. This book provides a clear set of guidelines and principles for exploiting the potential benefits of aggregated health data--without jeopardizing confidentiality. Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0309049954

OCLC:

29702801