Re: Denley-Weston-Smith article online

["admin" <admin@worldccr.org>]

Hi Ross:  I have read over the article, and wonder how you arrived at the conclusion that "it" can be done?

I sure would like to know how the system integrates with billing, administration, etc.  Also, there was little discussion of the sharing of patient information with insurance, pharmacy benefits managers, employers, HMO's, etc.  I guess there's a long way to go before a clear understanding of just what patient privacy means in this day and age.

In terms of viewing patient privacy as a phrase that means the patient controls the flow of his/her information so that he/she finds out what's wrong first, now this would be a big step in the right direction.  Patients find out first, make decisions, and then share the information as needed with others.  Such an approach would certainly elicit loud and embarassing replies from those with "vested" interest in the information, eh?  Thanks, Tom

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Ross Anderson <Ross.Anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk>
Reply-To: med-privacy@essential.org
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 06:43:19 -0400

>The article by Denley and Weston-Smith about implementing
>security in a hospital system is finally online in the BMJ:
>
>http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/318/7194/1328
>
>This shows that it can be done
>
>Ross


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