On August 11th, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC) approved the privacy and security health big data report of the Privacy and Security Workgroup (PSWG). The PSWG focused its efforts on identifying potential gaps in privacy and security protections given prevailing frameworks. The workgroup also examined the degree to which existing laws and regulations facilitate an environment that enables information to be “leveraged for good” while still protecting individual’s privacy interests or protecting against discrimination.
The report can be viewed at
https://www.healthit.gov/sites/faca/files/HITPC_Health_Big_Data_Report_FINAL.pdf