Managing Privacy, Confidentiality and Security: Our Shared Vision

In a fully-enabled electronic information environment designed to engage consumers, transform care delivery and improve population health, consumers have confidence that their personal health infor­mation is private, secure and used with their consent in appropriate, beneficial ways. Technological developments are adopted in harmony with policies and business rules that foster trust and transpar­ency. Organizations that store, transmit or use personal health information have internal policies and procedures in place that protect the integrity, security and confidentiality of personal health informa­tion. Policies and procedures are monitored for compliance, and consumers are informed of existing remedies available to them if they are adversely affected by a breach of security. Consumers trust and rely upon the secure sharing of healthcare information as a critical component of high quality, safe and efficient healthcare.