Secure records are necessary when dealing with medical privacy.
On Aug 6, 2:19 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Tour to Promote Medical Banking > 8/6/2009 > Original Source: Health Data Management: By Joseph Goedert > > The Medical Banking Project's mission is to promote using the online > banking infrastructure for the exchange of health care financial and > clinical information. To help get the word out, John Casillas, the > Franklin, Tenn.-based organization's executive director, this week > embarked on a cross-country road trip, with 65 planned stops. > > Casillas is reaching out to banks, businesses, providers, universities, > consumers and policymakers. The Medical Banking Project bills the trip > as "The Point & Click Expedition: One Man's Journey to Transcend the > Gridlock." > > Some 55 million U.S. households already use online banking, Casillas > notes. "It would be a shame if we didn't leverage an existing platform > in 55 million homes that's growing by 3.2% a year," he contends. > > Members of the Medical Banking Project include financial institutions, > technology vendors serving the financial and health care industries, > universities, government agencies and some large employers. Their vision > is to use the existing secure banking infrastructure to streamline and > automate the health care payment process. They also contend the > infrastructure could serve as a gateway for personal health records for > consumers that are populated with official medical records from providers. > > Health care providers, vendors and consumers teaming with banks also > would gain access to advanced security technologies, such as identity > management, Casillas says. He believes companies such as Microsoft > HealthVault, Sun Microsystems and Canopy Financial could lead the way to > combine online banking and PHRs. > > But banks also have to get on board, and that's a strong part of the > message during Casillas' nationwide tour. More information on The Point > & Click Expedition, including a link to schedule a meeting with > Casillas, is available at mbproject.org. > > Source: > _http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/banks-38780-1.html?ET=health... > <http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/banks-38780-1.html?ET=health...> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
