today announced that CIGNA, a global health services company, has chosen CA Access Control to help secure personal health information and corporate data on CIGNA s host systems, including MicrosoftAA; WindowsAA;, UNIXAA; and LinuxAA; platforms.
This will allow consumers to maintain their personal health information in HealthVault, including data from biometric devices (for example, equipment to measure blood pressure), and to share it with providers during the live encounter - when it is most meaningful.
The Bill also stipulates the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the safeguarding of "personal health information" within the meaning of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 will apply to disclosure of "personal information.
About seven in 10 adults have either read or heard about medical records with personal health information being lost or stolen from doctor's offices, clinics, hospitals, health insurers, employers, or government agencies.
GAO-08-1138 September 17, 2008 Although advances in information technology (IT) can improve the quality and other aspects of health care, the electronic storage and exchange of personal health information introduces risks to the privacy of that information.
Individual Rights Under HIPAA, individuals have the right to: - Notice of the health provider's privacy practices - Request restrictions on who is allowed to access their health information - Access, inspect or copy their personal health information - Request an accounting of all disclosures of their health information - Request corrections or amendments to their health information Health Care Providers Responsibilities Health care providers are required to: - Provide security for both paper and electronic individual health information - Institute a complaint process to investigate complaints - Train staff on the law The HIPAA regulations allow for both civil monetary and criminal penalties for violations of the act.
