Special Announcement

Health Record Banking Alliance Announces Draft Principles
May 9, 2007: The Health Record Banking Alliance today announced its draft principles, which have been developed over the past several months. The principles are divided into three sections relating to consumer ownership and control of health records, operation of health record banks, and operation of HRBA. The Alliance welcomes and encourages additional participation in the continuing review and refinement of these principles.

We are especially anxious to have additional input from consumer groups. Please indicate your interest by sending an email or adding your name and contact information to the HRBA mailing list by clicking "Join and Log In" above. Our next meeting is in Washington D.C. on June 6th and will include an audio conference bridge for those unable to attend in person.

Health Record Banking Alliance (HRBA™) is a non-profit corporation formed to assist stakeholders in the promotion of community repositories of electronic health records. Health Record Banks improve the safety and efficiency of patient care, public health, and medical research through the availability of secure and complete electronic lifetime health records.

HRBA will assist communities and other stakeholders plan, organize, fund, develop and operate secure repositories of electronic lifetime health records. What is Health Record Banking?

Upcoming HRBA Presentations

To be Announced:

December 11, 2007: The Health Record Banking Alliance is featured in this article about Dr. Yasnoff in the Wall St. Journal.

November 8, 2007: Dr. William Yasnoff gave a talk entitled “Health Record Banks: empowering Consumers to Control Their Own Information“ at the Consumer-Centric healthcare Congress in Washington DC.

October 26, 2007: Today a report strongly advocating health record banks entitled “Improving Health Care: Why a Dose of IT May Be Just What the Doctor Ordered” (overview) was released by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. It was presented at a National Press Club event that included remarks from Health IT Now! Co-chair, former Congresswoman Nancy Johnson. Additional information.

September 17-18, 2007: Dr. William Yasnoff gave a keynote Health Data Management's Clinical Automation Summit in suburban Chicago.

July 26, 2007: The Independent Health Record Trust bill (HR 2991) recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives is garnering increased bipartisan support with 49 co-sponsors so far: "New Bill Proposes 'Health Record Trusts' That Pay Doctors To Use E-Health Records". A companion Senate bill is expected soon.

July 25, 2007: Dr. William Yasnoff presented "Health Record Banking: The Consumer-controlled, Market-driven Community Solution for Health IT" to the HHS Health IT Committee of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Philadelphia.

July 20, 2007: Dr. William Yasnoff gave a keynote presentation at the 2nd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on The Road to Interoperability in Boston, MA. This presentation was the subject of a subsequent news report "Privacy is key to interoperability".

July 19, 2007: Dr. William Yasnoff presented testimony to the Secondary Data Use Workgroup of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics . His presentation was entitled "Health Record Banks Enable Secondary Data Use with Privacy Protection".

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