Privacy: the morning after …What do we do now Ronald B. Margolis, CIO, ICPO University of NM Hospitals June 5, 2003
the morning after…
…the morning after… Patient Safety & Quality vs. HIPAA UNIVERSITY and ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER …Pushback from clinical staff …Residents and students are fine with HIPAA …Administration thinks it will still go away …Other half of hybrid is not paying attention
…the morning after… Dislosure Tracking HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT …EMR accounts for about 20% …Challenge in tracking disclosures - Dept of Health - Law enforcement agencies - Research
…the morning after… Other factors influencing Hybrid environment Time spent in filing, now scanning to EMR Internet-educated patient population EMR and the MD as stakeholder Age of facility
Challenges bringing Clinicians to the Threshold of EMR Integrating the Physician as Stakeholder Reduce Errors in Medication Standard Clinical Practice Improved & Timely Clinical Information
the Challenge… Healthcare is heavily regulated and, yet at the same time, not very well automated.