For the Record: Protecting Electronic Health Information

by National Academy of Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences Mathematics and Applications, National, et al.

When you visit the doctor, information about you may be recorded in an office computer. Your tests may be sent to a laboratory or consulting physician. Relevant information may be transmitted to your health insurer or pharmacy. Your data may be collected by the state government or by an organization that accredits health care or studies medical costs. By making information more readily available to those who need it, greater use of computerized...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309056977
• ISBN13: 9780309056977
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"