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Tags: access control , bank accounts , comprehensive records , consumer confidence , financial crisis , health information exchange , health record bank , Health Record Banking Alliance , health records , HIE , HIPAA , hitech , HRBA , MD , medical information , patient , personal health record , PhD , privacy policy , repositories , secure , William Yasnoff

Tags: ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) , Breach Notification , hitech , HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) , hospitals , meaningful use , patient data , patient data at rest , patient privacy , security