Abstract
Privacy and security of health information is a basic expectation of patients. Despite the existence of federal and state laws safeguarding the privacy of health information, health information systems currently lack the capability to allow for protection of this information for minors. This policy statement reviews the challenges to privacy for adolescents posed by commercial health information technology systems and recommends basic principles for ideal electronic health record systems. This policy statement has been endorsed by the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 987-990 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pediatrics |
Volume | 130 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Confidential care
- Electronic medical records
- Personal health records
- Privacy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health