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| − | Meanwhile, privacy advocates have voiced their concerns over the use of health information technology and employer sponsored personal health records. According to Austin, Texas-based psychiatrist Deborah Peel, founder of the Patient Privacy Rights Foundation, “PHRs will never truly be safe, secure or private until federal law protects the privacy of Americans' health information wherever it is stored and no matter what databank holds it | + | Meanwhile, privacy advocates have voiced their concerns over the use of health information technology and employer sponsored personal health records. According to Austin, Texas-based psychiatrist Deborah Peel, founder of the Patient Privacy Rights Foundation, “PHRs will never truly be safe, secure or private until federal law protects the privacy of Americans' health information wherever it is stored and no matter what databank holds it.<sup>2</sup>” |
With the founder's initial contribution of $1.5 million apiece, the Dossia consortium is still committed to moving forward with providing their employees with PHRs and hope to make them available within 2007. | With the founder's initial contribution of $1.5 million apiece, the Dossia consortium is still committed to moving forward with providing their employees with PHRs and hope to make them available within 2007. | ||
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| + | 1. Dossia Site | ||
| + | 2. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070717/FREE/70717002/1029/FREE | ||
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Revision as of 00:04, 14 November 2007
Introduction
The Dossia Founders Group (http://www.dossia.org) is a consortium of large employers united in their goal of providing employees, their dependents, retirees and others in their communities with an independent, lifelong health record. The Dossia Founders Group includes Applied Materials, BP America, Inc., Cardinal Health, Intel Corporation, Pitney Bowes and Wal-Mart.
The impetus behind the initiative is to curb health care costs by cutting down on administrative costs; reduce medical errors and costs associated with duplicate tests when it comes to health care services; and offer convenience to people wanting access to their own records, the companies said.
While this landmark consortium was introduced in 2006 with much anticipation, initial efforts have been dampened by ongoing litigation issues with Omnimedix Institute, the not-for-profit organization designated to develop the personal health-record system for the consortium. In June 2007, Dossia filed a restraining order and injunction against Omnimedix. These filings have remained sealed due to the sensitivity of the contract terms between both organizations.
Concerns
Meanwhile, privacy advocates have voiced their concerns over the use of health information technology and employer sponsored personal health records. According to Austin, Texas-based psychiatrist Deborah Peel, founder of the Patient Privacy Rights Foundation, “PHRs will never truly be safe, secure or private until federal law protects the privacy of Americans' health information wherever it is stored and no matter what databank holds it.2”
With the founder's initial contribution of $1.5 million apiece, the Dossia consortium is still committed to moving forward with providing their employees with PHRs and hope to make them available within 2007.
References
1. Dossia Site 2. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070717/FREE/70717002/1029/FREE
