RAND Research Topic: Health Information Privacy 2012-05-24T20:42:25Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/health-information-privacy.html Increase Health Information Technology Adoption and Connectivity http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR562z5.html Oct 12, 2009 Oct 12, 2009 This document explores how increased health information technology (HIT) adoption and connectivity would affect health system performance along nine dimensions. Crossed Wires: How Yesterday's Privacy Rules Might Undercut Tomorrow's Nationwide Health Information Network http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090311.html Mar 14, 2009 Mar 14, 2009 <p>More than a decade after passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), concerns about the privacy and security of personal health information remain a major policy issue. Now, the emergence of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) presents deeper underlying privacy challenges, which will require renewed attention from policymakers as federal and state privacy rules need to be revisited.</p> Interoperable Electronic Prescribing in the United States: A Progress Report http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090312.html Mar 14, 2009 Mar 14, 2009 <p>Although the vast majority of U.S. physicians still handwrite prescriptions, adoption of electronic prescribing is slowly growing. Major barriers to adoption remain, including the inability to electronically submit prescriptions for controlled substances and confusion about standards for data exchange. Federal and state governments and private insurers are using payment and policy incentives to boost e-prescribing because they still believe in its promise for improving the quality and efficiency of health care.</p> Creating Unique Health ID Numbers Would Facilitate Improved Health Care Quality and Efficiency http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG753.html Oct 20, 2008 Oct 20, 2008 <p>Creating a unique patient identification number for every person in the United States would facilitate a reduction in medical errors, simplify the use of electronic medical records, increase overall efficiency and help protect patient privacy.</p> Identity Crisis? Approaches to Patient Identification in a National Health Information Network http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9393.html Oct 8, 2008 Oct 8, 2008 <p>This research brief summarizes an analysis and comparison of two methods of patient identification &mdash; statistical matching and unique patient identifier &mdash; on error rates, operational efficiency, costs, and privacy and security issues.</p> A National Health Information Network -- What Are the Real Privacy Issues? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9376.html Aug 18, 2008 Aug 18, 2008 <p>This fact sheet summarizes research suggesting that there are basic privacy issues that need to be resolved in the implementation of a national health information network.</p> Electronic Health Records: A Key Enabler for Ehealth http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040211.html Dec 31, 2003 Dec 31, 2003 <p>Electronic health records open up new options for healthcare delivery.</p> Michael D. Greenberg http://www.rand.org/about/people/g/greenberg_michael.html <em>Director, RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance; Senior Behavioral Scientist</em><br>J.D., Harvard Law School; Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Duke University M. Susan Ridgely http://www.rand.org/about/people/r/ridgely_m_susan.html <em>Senior Policy Analyst</em><br>J.D., University of Maryland School of Law