Comments by anonymous Posted on February 1, 2008

The Liberty Research Group is on target; the consumer must be part of the consent process and have the ability to electronically and selectively opt in and designate what information can be shared (HIV/Behavioral, etc), and have the ability to opt out of the consent that is "on deposit". Tools and standards are in the testing phase where a RHIO can orchestrate an consent process electronically with all the safe guards and audit trails, list participating clinical/hospitals/insurers and licensed providers and then invited participants to validate there identities at minimal cost so they can authenticate themselves and opt in with a consent on deposit. Physicians should not be harnessed with the responsibility or liability for informing/educating a patient on consents and authorizations when it can be done with user friendly technology and messages targeted to various audiences. Just as in verifying ones eligibility for insurance coverage the same process can be linked to consents for a given RHIO. NY HISPC has the opportunity to set up a pilot project to be a national demonstration project by automating the consent process, educating the consumer on validating their identity, have the privilege of authenticate themselves into their RHIO so they can view, privately their collective PHI while saving on the paper process.