Moynihan J J
McLure-Moynihan, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA, USA.
Healthc Financ Manage. 1999 Jan;53(1):57.
Both HCFA and HHS have issued new policies that provide direction to providers and payers regarding maintaining confidentiality of the medical data they transmit. A HCFA draft policy allows Medicare contractors and others to use the internet to transmit Medicare information, marking a reversal of HCFA's previous stand on the issue. At the same time, HHS has issued a proposed rule governing security and electronic signature standards, which directs all organizations that deal with patient information to develop a policy that ensures security of patient data.
医疗保健财务管理局（HCFA）和美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）都发布了新政策，就医疗数据传输过程中的保密问题为医疗服务提供者和付款方提供指导。HCFA的一项政策草案允许医疗保险承办商及其他机构使用互联网传输医疗保险信息，这与HCFA此前在该问题上的立场相反。与此同时，HHS发布了一项关于安全和电子签名标准的拟议规则，要求所有处理患者信息的机构制定确保患者数据安全的政策。
