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Information storage for health-care providers: it's not as simple as it seems.

TitleInformation storage for health-care providers: it's not as simple as it seems.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsHanauer, DA
JournalJ Med Pract Manage
Volume20
Issue1
Pagination7-12
Date Published2004 Jul-Aug
ISSN8755-0229
KeywordsArchives, Computer Storage Devices, Databases as Topic, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Humans, Information Storage and Retrieval, Medical Records Systems, Computerized, Outsourced Services, Practice Management, Medical, United States
Abstract

As medical practices migrate from paper to computers for record keeping, new issues surrounding the safe storage of such data are arising. These range from choosing an electronic storage format to ensuring that any electronic information stored today will be available and readable years into the future. Privacy and security issues also continue to be important, especially since the HIPAA regulations were instituted. With the rapid advances in technology, finding the right solution may be like trying to hit a moving target, yet some basic principles, outlined in this article, should make this difficult task easier.

Alternate JournalJ Med Pract Manage
PubMed ID15500014
People: 
David Hanauer
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center at North Campus Research Complex
1600 Huron Parkway, Bldg 100, Rm 1004 
Mailing Address: 2800 Plymouth Rd, NCRC 100-1004
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800 

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institutes of
Health under Award Number P30CA046592. The content is solely the responsibility
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National Institutes of Health.

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institutes of
Health under Award Number P30CA046592 by the use of the following Cancer Center
Shared Resource(s): Biostatistics, Analytics & Bioinformatics; Flow Cytometry;
Transgenic Animal Models; Tissue and Molecular Pathology; Structure & Drug
Screening; Cell & Tissue Imaging; Experimental Irradiation; Preclinical
Imaging & Computational Analysis; Health Communications; Immune Monitoring;
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