Thomas, what do you mean for "legal codes on EHR" ? And are you really sure that EU has agreed about any set of codes ?
I would like to know more ... -Angelo At 23.43 25/08/2003 -0700, lakewood at copper.net wrote: >HiAll, > >Would appreciate responses regarding legislation regardin non-EU legal >codes on electronic healthcare records. The EU already has a >well-developed set of codes. > >The US seems to be a problem since there are 50 states, a federal >government and special jurisdictions. They do not necessarily agree on all >matters. > >The US should have a Uniform Model Code on Electronic Healthcare Records >which should be enacted/modified by the various legislative bodies. Not >yet! Piecing together the enactments of the major states is in itself >interesting. > >Others, e.g., Canada, New Zealand and Australia seem to be off to a good >start. > >WHY WORRY ABOUT THIS? >It takes years to push some of this through the legislatures. Better start >now. > >WHAT IS THE FUSS ABOUT? >Criminal and civil judicial actions, i.e., nasty. > >I should have though of this two years ago. > >Regional deployment is in itself a problem in the US. Each state has to >contend with state and federal law. Forget nationwide deployment for now. > >Countries that have no model code will be a big problem. > >These can be resolved in part by getting the legislators involved as soon >as possible. > >Any comments? > >-Thomas Clark > > >- >If you have any questions about using this list, >please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org Angelo Rossi Mori angelo at itbm.rm.cnr.it Istituto Tecnologie Biomediche, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche viale Marx 15, I-00137, Roma, Italy tel. + 39 - 06 86 090 250 fax + 39 - 06 86 090 340 http://e-osiris.it - il portale sull'ICT in sanit? http://www.prorec.it - Centro PROREC Italia per la promozione della cartella clinica elettronica - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
