2011.07.18
Virginia is ‘wired’ for patient records
Virginia has some of the most electronically savvy hospitals in the country, when it comes to health information technology and especially the use of computerized physician order entry.
In all 28 Virginia hospitals made the 2011 “Most Wired” list that highlights those that have made the best progress in adopting health information technology. The list is put together annually through a Hospitals & Health Networks survey, in cooperation with McKesson Corporation, HIT Exchange, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the American Hospital Association.
The survey was conducted between Jan. 15 and March 15, with roughly 24 percent of all U.S. hospitals participating.
Only New York, Michigan, North Carolina and Missouri had more hospitals on the list than Virginia. Nationally, Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic, which has invested more than $200 million in information technology during the past decade, was named among the 100 most wired hospital systems in the country.
Being that my business has established itself on controlling medical record data; it can be tricky with having to maintain HIPPA confidentiality. The problem comes in the transfer of data, not to mention if security of those records is electronically cracked by a hacker.
Therefore, we transfer no data electronically due to the possibility of a breach, but send information signed and sealed to be individually delivered by mail only. If it’s lost, the impact is limited to an individual. So far no losses yet.
This even applies to backup systems such as “Carbonite” or “Mozie” where collective data are electronically stored. It won’t be long before an electronic breach occurs.
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Comment by BobbyBuck51 — July 18, 2011 @ 8:45 am