ONC Looks Into Researching Patient E-Consent for HIEs

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will work with a contractor to explore the roles and issues in electronic consent mechanisms for health information exchanges, according to a Federal Business Opportunities release.

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The contractor, which has not yet been named, will also look at ways patients can be educated on e-consent as well as the challenges presented with collecting and tracking patient choice in the electronic environment.

Read the FBO’s release on the ONC’s intent to test patient e-consent in health information exchanges.

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