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Seems strange that there would be any question about whose record it is. I mean, whose life is it anyway? But this is obviously not a trivial part of the problem.
In the Google Health model, it's your record -- not your doctors', your insurance company's or your government's.
Electronic Health Records docs recommend open software model
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Posted 2009-March-31, 08:05
I can only speak for my self.
My office has been trying to go paperless for the last year, creating digital records generally in pdf format so we can kill less trees. Its not an easy task.
Eventually we want to have questionairres and online access for patients. Privacy is the main concern. In todays paper I just read where there were guidelines posted on web sites for insurance companies on which pre existing conditions constitute denial for health insurance. People or companies data mine the usually repackage it and resell it to someone else. Problem is that I wouldnt want that to happen with my health records. So the data keepers are the ones to worry about.
My office has been trying to go paperless for the last year, creating digital records generally in pdf format so we can kill less trees. Its not an easy task.
Eventually we want to have questionairres and online access for patients. Privacy is the main concern. In todays paper I just read where there were guidelines posted on web sites for insurance companies on which pre existing conditions constitute denial for health insurance. People or companies data mine the usually repackage it and resell it to someone else. Problem is that I wouldnt want that to happen with my health records. So the data keepers are the ones to worry about.