RESUMO
As the computer-based patient record, or CPR, moves closer to reality, patient identification issues remain unresolved. A mechanism already in place would be the Social Security number, or SSN. But legal questions surround its use for specific identification purposes. And not everyone has one. Healthcare Informatics asked several people closely involved with computerizing patient records about alternatives to social security numbers. Their responses may prove enlightening.
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Sistemas Computadorizados de Registros Médicos/legislação & jurisprudência , Sistemas de Identificação de Pacientes/legislação & jurisprudência , Previdência Social/legislação & jurisprudência , Segurança Computacional , Confidencialidade , Responsabilidade Legal , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Four of the top leaders in the American Health Information Management Association met with Computers in Healthcare, detailing their coalition-building efforts to make the computer-based patient record a reality. They reinforce their belief in the eventual reality of the CPR and its security, and call for sanctions and penalties for those who misappropriate or misuse patient records.
