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Highlights
National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership releases Information Sharing Issue Brief, authored by Health Information & the Law project staff
Posted on July 19, 2017
The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership at the George Washington University commissioned a report on Information Sharing in MLPs. The report, titled Information Sharing in Medical-Legal Partnerships: Foundational Concepts and Resources, was authored by Health Information and the Law Project team members Jane Hyatt Thorpe, JD; Lara Cartwright-Smith, JD, MPH; Elizabeth Gray, JD, MHA; and... Read More >
Health Information and the Law project directors Lara Cartwright-Smith, Elizabeth Gray, and Jane Hyatt Thorpe published Health Information Ownership: Legal Theories and Policy Implications
Posted on March 9, 2017
Health Information and the Law project directors Lara Cartwright-Smith, Elizabeth Gray, and Jane Hyatt Thorpe published Health Information Ownership: Legal Theories and Policy Implications in the Winter 2016 issue of The Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law (Vanderbilt University School of Law). The article explores the characteristics of health information... Read More >
Health Information and the Law project directors publish article: Show Us the Data: The Critical Role Health Information Plays in Health System Transformation
Posted on December 20, 2016
Health Information and the Law project directors Jane Hyatt Thorpe, Elizabeth Gray, and Lara Cartwright-Smith published Show Us the Data: The Critical Role Health Information Plays in Health System Transformation in the Winter 2016 issue of the The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. The article expresses the necessity for a legal framework that supports... Read More >
New Products: The Blue Button Initiative
Posted on April 18, 2016
The Blue Button Initiative was created within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a way to improve veterans’ access to their medical records. Blue Button allows consumers to request information from health care providers, health insurance companies, laboratories, and drugstores. Although Blue Button’s popularity is growing, it... Read More >
New Perspective from the Field Interview with Bianca Frogner, PhD
Posted on March 15, 2016
Health Information & the Law interviewed Bianca Frogner, PhD, an Associate Professor and Health Economist with the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine, for our Perspectives from the Field Interview Series. Frogner speaks of her tenure as a Health Economist using data to better understand health consumers' experience at multiple levels of care. With her experience... Read More >
New Perspective from the Field Interview with ONC's Chief Privacy Officer, Lucia Savage
Posted on March 3, 2016
Health Information & the Law interviewed Lucia Savage, JD, Chief Privacy Officer for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), as the newest installation to the Perspectives from the Field Interview Series. Savage discusses her role and unique experience in health IT- both as a caregiver for her elderly mother, and also through her professional role with... Read More >
New Map: Medical Record Retention Required of Health Care Providers
Posted on January 27, 2016
A new map titled Medical Record Retention Required of Health Care Providers: 50 State Comparison has been published. This comparative map shows the requirements for the retention of medical records in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia as required by individual state law. Categories include time specific requirements and also requirements based on the type of provider or... Read More >
New Perspective from the Field Interview with Dr. Bruce Siegel
Posted on November 3, 2015
Health Information & the Law interviews Dr. Bruce Siegel, the President and CEO of America’s Essential Hospitals located in Washington, DC, as part of our newest installation to the Perspectives from the Field Interview Series. Dr. Siegel, who was recently named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare, discusses the benefits of health information... Read More >
New Products on Antitrust and Affordable Care Organizations
Posted on October 21, 2015
The Medicare Shared Savings Program was created as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (health reform legislation) and established a new type of care delivery and payment model known as an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Designed to improve quality and reduce costs in the Medicare fee-for-service program, ACOs encourage physicians, hospitals and other health... Read More >
New Maps: Disclosure of Mental Health Records
Posted on September 16, 2015
Two new comparative maps, Disclosure of Mental Health Records Pursuant to a Court Order, and Disclosure of Mental Health Records with Patient Consent, have been posted. Disclosure of Mental Health Records Pursuant to a Court Order, which can be found here, compares instances where state law indicates that records may be released pursuant to a court order,... Read More >
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