Why do privacy laws differ with regard to the release and use of health information in public health practice as opposed to public health informatics in the clinical setting?

Based on your readings and research, and your own experience as a healthcare leader, what HR related issues will pose the biggest challenges in the coming 1-3 years?
April 30, 2020
Write your thesis statement and introduction (one paragraph). The first page of your paper will be the title page, followed by your abstract page (it has its own page!), and then the next page will start with the introductory paragraph.
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Why do privacy laws differ with regard to the release and use of health information in public health practice as opposed to public health informatics in the clinical setting?

 

Why do privacy laws differ with regard to the release and use of health information in public health practice as opposed to public health informatics in the clinical setting?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Healthcare reform) contains a section (1561) on healthcare IT standards adoption in the United States. Most of these standards impact public health as they are baseline interoperability standards used in either the National Health Information Network or local Regional Health Information Organizations or Health Information Exchanges.

 

Based on your readings for the module, respond to the following:

 

  • Why do privacy laws differ with regard to the release and use of health information in public health practice as opposed to public health informatics in the clinical setting?