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Student Note: Help Us, Help You: Big Tech And The Future Of Personal Health Records, Clay Brewer
Student Note: Help Us, Help You: Big Tech And The Future Of Personal Health Records, Clay Brewer
Belmont Health Law Journal
This note will address the issues that will inevitably arise as this convergence of tech and healthcare continue. Part I will discuss a few of the current laws and regulations that seek to protect personal health records in the United States’ and Europe, specifically in comparing the United States Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (“HIPAA”) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”) with the European Union’s much broader response to data privacy concerns via the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). To follow, Part II will introduce three of the tech giants– Apple, Amazon, and …
Personal Health Records As A Tool For Transparency In Health Care (Draft), Sharona Hoffman
Personal Health Records As A Tool For Transparency In Health Care (Draft), Sharona Hoffman
Faculty Publications
This chapter explores the benefits and limitations of personal health records (PHRs) as a tool to promote transparency in health care. A PHR can be defined as “an electronic application through which individuals can access, manage and share their health information . . . in a private, secure, and confidential environment.” PHRs can enhance efficiency, communication, data accuracy, and health outcomes. At the same time, they can disrupt the physician-patient relationship and raise liability concerns. For example, PHRs may induce patients and physicians to rely on electronic communication when office visits would be far more appropriate. The chapter analyzes the …
The Regulation Of Personal Health Record Systems In Canada, James Williams, Jens H. Weber-Jahnke
The Regulation Of Personal Health Record Systems In Canada, James Williams, Jens H. Weber-Jahnke
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
This paper analyzes the regulatory regime for PHR systems in Canada. The first part of the paper consists of an introduction to some of the major issues associ- ated with these applications, with a focus on privacy, security, data quality, and interoperability. Following this preliminary discussion, the bulk of the analysis deals with the legal instruments that apply to PHR products developed by private sector organizations. Due to space constraints, the paper concentrates on legislative and regulatory instruments, deferring a discussion of the possible impacts of tort, product liability, and contract law on PHR systems. Despite this omission, it is …