Electronic Personal Health Records.

Provides background and basic information on electronic personal health records (EPHRs), including brief description of initiatives to promote adoption of EPHRs as part of national health information infrastructure. Discusses extent to which EPHRs are protected by the Health Insurance Portability an...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Information services. Health facilities. Medical laws and legislation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background and basic information on electronic personal health records (EPHRs), including brief description of initiatives to promote adoption of EPHRs as part of national health information infrastructure. Discusses extent to which EPHRs are protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Privacy Rule.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.