Resources for Your Office and Your Patients
Inventory of Consumer Education Resources
Literacy Guide for the Development of Consumer Healthcare Materials
Video: “Balancing the Risks & Benefits: Sharing
Sensitive Information”
Experts
in the healthcare community discuss the benefits and risks of sharing
electronic information. It presents the rules of information transfer, patient
rights, common consumer concerns, and suggested questions to ask of your
healthcare providers. Special attention is paid to behavioral health and
mental health information which have additional rules for sharing.
What is eHealth?
What is ePrescribing and what are its benefits?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Sensitive
Information
Dictionary of Health Information Terms
The benefits and risks of electronic health information
sharing
FAQs about health information technology and sharing
personal health information
The Personal Health Record (PHR)
Do you need one and what should you look for?
Tips to protect your privacy and health information