Health information privacy and health information technology in the us correctional setting

M.M. Goldstein

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 5, 803-809

Abstract: Electronic health records and electronic health information exchange are essential to improving quality of care, reducing medical errors and health disparities, and advancing the delivery of patientcentered medical care. In the US correctional setting, these goals are critical because of the high numbers of Americans affected, yet the use of health information technology is quite limited. In this article, I describe the legal environment surrounding health information sharing in corrections by focusing on 2 key federal privacy laws: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the federal Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records laws. In addition, I review stakeholder concerns and describe possible ways forward that enable electronic exchange while ensuring protection of inmate information and legal compliance.

Keywords: addiction; article; computer security; confidentiality; electronic medical record; health insurance; human; information system; legal aspect; organization and management; prison; United States, Computer Security; Confidentiality; Electronic Health Records; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; Humans; Information Systems; Prisons; Substance-Related Disorders; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301845

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