One thing I have not seen yet is the actual measures being used to protect this information. I'm not worried about my neighbor getting my health data; I'm worried about a Google employee getting my data.
There has been a lot of talk about privacy laws (which, like all laws, do not prevent anything -- they only allow for retribution years after the fact). I want to know about what kind of encryption is being used, can I select my own seed (a la GPG), what is stored where, etc.
I think Google Health is a great idea as a computer guy and a health-care professional -- but I need a lot more than a promise to convince me to upload that kind of data.
I still think that Google Healthcare is going to have to sign a business associate agreement with certain partners and raise the expectation that it will protect data between interested parties who are not patients to HIPAA rules. The use of data where the patient is not directly involved will happen in a chain of information is going to happen in a PHR.
Like dan, I think this is a great idea, and just posted in my own blog to that effect. However, I also agree with him that the real risk is inside Google.
Unfortunately, though, this risk is endemic to health care institutions. UCLA recently fired employees for looking at Hollywood celebrities' health records, and it wasn't the first time this happened. Malfeasance happens. So does misfeasance, as when health system employees lose a laptop containing HIPAA PHI, like the VA incident in which millions of veterans' records were compromised.
If we want to worry about privacy invasion of our online data, I'd be more worried about credit card transactions. A perpetrator with access to your cc info, including your ZIP and the little number on the back, could do a lot of damage in a very short period of time.
It appears that the American Health Information Community formed under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is in the process of making recommendations for regulating electronic health information exchange networks such as Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault.
One thing I have not seen yet is the actual measures being used to protect this information. I'm not worried about my neighbor getting my health data; I'm worried about a Google employee getting my data. Plenty of employees already have access to your data in various ways.
Probably the worst thing that can happen is if the data moves out of the country.
maybe not the best forum for this question – but will google app engine provide any protection for businesses governed by the HIPAA act – specifically can I use gae and still be hipaa compliant. Figured I’d take a shoot in the dark.
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Quoted:"At its foundation, Google Health is about putting people in control of their health information. This is both its greatest benefit to users and its strongest privacy protection. Google Health puts users in complete control over who views their health information and who can add information to their profile."
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One thing I have not seen yet is the actual measures being used to protect this information. I'm not worried about my neighbor getting my health data; I'm worried about a Google employee getting my data.
ReplyDeleteThere has been a lot of talk about privacy laws (which, like all laws, do not prevent anything -- they only allow for retribution years after the fact). I want to know about what kind of encryption is being used, can I select my own seed (a la GPG), what is stored where, etc.
I think Google Health is a great idea as a computer guy and a health-care professional -- but I need a lot more than a promise to convince me to upload that kind of data.
I still think that Google Healthcare is going to have to sign a business associate agreement with certain partners and raise the expectation that it will protect data between interested parties who are not patients to HIPAA rules. The use of data where the patient is not directly involved will happen in a chain of information is going to happen in a PHR.
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Like dan, I think this is a great idea, and just posted in my own blog to that effect. However, I also agree with him that the real risk is inside Google.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, though, this risk is endemic to health care institutions. UCLA recently fired employees for looking at Hollywood celebrities' health records, and it wasn't the first time this happened. Malfeasance happens. So does misfeasance, as when health system employees lose a laptop containing HIPAA PHI, like the VA incident in which millions of veterans' records were compromised.
If we want to worry about privacy invasion of our online data, I'd be more worried about credit card transactions. A perpetrator with access to your cc info, including your ZIP and the little number on the back, could do a lot of damage in a very short period of time.
It appears that the American Health Information Community formed under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is in the process of making recommendations for regulating electronic health information exchange networks such as Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault.
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http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/materials/transcript/ce_012908.html
http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/materials/transcript/cps_041708.html
It is not clear to me how Google Health is going to offer me this portable service if I am working in Europe, please expand?
ReplyDeleteMoreover, it is not clear how Google Health is going to deal with complex litigation issues, any thoughts?
One thing I have not seen yet is the actual measures being used to protect this information. I'm not worried about my neighbor getting my health data; I'm worried about a Google employee getting my data.
ReplyDeletePlenty of employees already have access to your data in various ways.
Probably the worst thing that can happen is if the data moves out of the country.
maybe not the best forum for this question – but will google app engine provide any protection for businesses governed by the HIPAA act – specifically can I use gae and still be hipaa compliant. Figured I’d take a shoot in the dark.
ReplyDeleteMedical Records Going Green.
ReplyDeleteAlex Papas the creator and the developer of the prepaid phone cards in the United States ,has just created a new medical breakthrough called The MedeFileCard. MedeFile's centralized, confidential electronic portfolio gives you 24/7 access to your medical history. No more wasting time and filling out paperwork when you go to the doctor or the hospital. Your Medical records going Green. Alex Papas is donating $1 billion dollars in the medefilecard to companies, foundations, charities and churches to give to their customers, employees and their families. If you would like to donate the medefilecard to your company, charity or foundation contact Alex Papas at 954 729 8888
Quoted:"At its foundation, Google Health is about putting people in control of their health information. This is both its greatest benefit to users and its strongest privacy protection. Google Health puts users in complete control over who views their health information and who can add information to their profile."
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by this paragraph exactly?
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