tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852684919029181544.post4726612883741081208..comments2024-03-21T22:09:25.626-07:00Comments on Advanced Health Information Exchange Resources: Privacy and Security PIN for State HIEAhierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398190978662246852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852684919029181544.post-89623960780929177422012-07-14T16:01:22.382-07:002012-07-14T16:01:22.382-07:00"Shall" and "should" are legal..."Shall" and "should" are legal terms with very precise requirements. There is not really much room for local interpretation, however, there is flexibility when the term "should" is used. Since the the fair information practice policies in this guidance are designated as "should," they will currently be optional for states to employ.Ahierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398190978662246852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852684919029181544.post-9918817427820144832012-03-26T08:18:21.002-07:002012-03-26T08:18:21.002-07:00Halamka points out http://goo.gl/XHuAW the use of ...Halamka points out http://goo.gl/XHuAW the use of "shall" vs "should" in this document. All of the FIPPs mentioned use "should" - implying that there's room for local interpretation. This is another point where HIEs have to choose to provide access to patients or to ignore patients. Fair info practices remain, as before, a state-level affair even as the nationwide health information network struggles to emerge.Adrian Gropperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14435645301228523460noreply@blogger.com