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Published: December 2009
Report cards grade privacy of online personal health records
Coalition: Coalition for Patient Privacy
Consumer Action's coalition partner, Patient Privacy Rights, has launched a report card that evaluates the privacy options in five popular personal health records systems.
View the report card for CapMed icePHR
View the report card for Google Health
View the report card for Microsoft HealthVault
View the report card for No More Clipboard
View the report card for WebMD
Below is a statement from Patient Privacy Rights:
Americans have strong rights to control sensitive personal health information. We should never have to give up control over our sensitive health records to get health care. But many PHRs today do not put you in control of the information in your PHR, so it can be used by others you would never want to see it.
Certain PHRs can allow employers, insurers, researchers, marketing corporations, hospitals, drug companies, and government agencies, etc. to access all the information in your PHR without getting your explicit informed consent. There are no laws today that prevent anyone from designing a PHR that you do not control. That is why it is SO critical to know which PHRs keep you in control of access to your health information.
Learn more about the PHR privacy report cards
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Patient Privacy Rights
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