Testing of security for information exchange planned

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http://www.clinical-innovation.com/topics/privacy-security/testing-security-information-exchange-planned

By Editorial staff
Clinical Innovation + Technology
Jan 16, 2013

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence plans to test tools and 
technologies to support the secure exchange of electronic health 
information, especially for small healthcare providers.

As part of the effort, the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) seeks organizations to provide products and technical 
expertise to test security platforms for health information exchange 
that will make it easier for small providers to share patient data.

Participation is open to all interested organizations, not just those 
involved with healthcare, using EHRs or covered by HIPAA, according to 
an announcement published in the Federal Register.

This is the first step for the National Cybersecurity Center of 
Excellence in the Secure Exchange of Electronic Health Information 
project, for which NIST has not yet published a start date. The 
demonstration project aims to develop tools and methods to support the 
secure exchange of health information, a process which may be especially 
difficult for small providers who might lack the security infrastructure 
or expertise of larger healthcare organizations.

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