While the undertakings of a Medicare ACO and the terminology in the Data Use Agreement for protection of patient data may differ from those of covered entities, business associates and subcontractors and their BAAs under the HIPAA/HITECH regulations, they have many striking similarities and purposes.
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Protected Health Information on HIT Super-Highways: If it’s Secure, Do We Care Where it Travels and How it is Used When it Lands?
By Elizabeth G. Litten on
If the PHI flowing through information superhighways and into and out of clouds and other data bases is adequately secured and the increased use and sophistication of health information technology results in improved quality and reduced cost, can anyone reasonably object to this race?
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