[Med-privacy] Kansas, too

[Peter Marshall]

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Government Technology


Kansas Announces Medical Records Project
By News Release
May 25, 2006
Kansas has won a $306,000 grant to help ensure the privacy of 
electronic medical records, Governor Kathleen Sebelius announced today.

The grant, from RTI International in partnership with the National 
Governor's Association Center for Best Practices, is to study health 
information privacy and security issues, and to ensure that electronic 
health information exchange processes protect an individuals' privacy.

"This project will help ensure Kansans' personal health information is 
kept secure and private while going through the health care system," 
Sebelius said. "Keeping medical records secure is something I focused 
on while insurance commissioner and this grant will support our ongoing 
efforts to protect medical privacy."

The effort is part of a broad Health Information Exchange initiative 
under way by the Governor's Health Care Cost Containment Commission.

The Kansas project team is being led by Lieutenant Governor John Moore, 
chair of the Governor's Health Care Cost Containment Commission, in 
partnership with the Kansas Health Institute.

  Other partners in this public-private collaborative include the Kansas 
University Center for Healthcare Informatics, the Mid-America Coalition 
on Health Care, state agencies, provider associations, the business 
community, and consumer groups.

  "This assessment is critical to interoperable health information 
exchange efforts in Kansas and at the national level," said Moore. 
"Interoperable health information exchange has the potential to 
dramatically improve health care quality and safety and help stem 
rising health care costs while at the same time ensuring patient 
privacy. Another important goal is to provide consumers access to their 
own health care information so they can make informed choices."

  Kansas is among 34 states awarded grants through a competitive process 
to assess how existing regulations, privacy and security policies and 
business practices might affect the creation and operation of 
interoperable health information exchange.

  This state assessment project is part of a national contract given to 
RTI in October 2005 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


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</x-tad-bigger></bigger></bold>By News Release

May 25, 2006

Kansas has won a $306,000 grant to help ensure the privacy of
electronic medical records, Governor Kathleen Sebelius announced today.


The grant, from RTI International in partnership with the National
Governor's Association Center for Best Practices, is to study health
information privacy and security issues, and to ensure that electronic
health information exchange processes protect an individuals' privacy. 


"This project will help ensure Kansans' personal health information is
kept secure and private while going through the health care system,"
Sebelius said. "Keeping medical records secure is something I focused
on while insurance commissioner and this grant will support our
ongoing efforts to protect medical privacy."


The effort is part of a broad Health Information Exchange initiative
under way by the Governor's Health Care Cost Containment Commission.


The Kansas project team is being led by Lieutenant Governor John
Moore, chair of the Governor's Health Care Cost Containment
Commission, in partnership with the Kansas Health Institute. 


 Other partners in this public-private collaborative include the
Kansas University Center for Healthcare Informatics, the Mid-America
Coalition on Health Care, state agencies, provider associations, the
business community, and consumer groups. 


 "This assessment is critical to interoperable health information
exchange efforts in Kansas and at the national level," said Moore.
"Interoperable health information exchange has the potential to
dramatically improve health care quality and safety and help stem
rising health care costs while at the same time ensuring patient
privacy. Another important goal is to provide consumers access to
their own health care information so they can make informed choices."


 Kansas is among 34 states awarded grants through a competitive
process to assess how existing regulations, privacy and security
policies and business practices might affect the creation and
operation of interoperable health information exchange. 


 This state assessment project is part of a national contract given to
RTI in October 2005 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.



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