HCR 240 HIPAA and Information Technology Checkpoint

There are many advantages to standardized medical records. To have medical records that is readily available. The advantages of being able to access a persons medical information would help the patient, practice and many organizations gather data about a patient to make sure that the patient is receiving the best care possible. Also, this would allow getting access to a patients account regardless of where the patient is located. HIPAA is an important factor in the medical field. The issues that would arise in the launch of Online Health records, it would allow anyone with access and the right information to access the patient's information. With many married couples, most have the spouse's information. This would allow the spouses or those that know the information of a patient to access a patient's data. Although changes could not be made, personal and pertinent information could be located. The medical industry is further behind most other fields because the privacy issues and ensuring that can access the records are those that are supposed to and also to ensure that all information that is inputted is not a loss. With most information that is inputted in a patients file has some kind of magnitude. Being able to follow patient's records and to ensure that data is secure and information is accessible is the most important part of this process. If these two things can not be ensured then the medical field should maintain current processes until all can be ensured.

"Microsoft Offers Online Health Records"