Wisconsin
eHealth Care Quality and Patient Safety Board
Security and Privacy Legislation
Guidance on 2007 Wisconsin Act 108 Relating to Treatment Records and Patient Health Care Records
Governor Doyle signs Senate Bill 487, March 17, 2008, pictures
Secretary Hayden Applauds Legislature for Passing Bill to Remove Barriers to Health Information Exchange
(PDF, 87 KB), March 6, 2008
DHFS Overview of 2007 Wisconsin Act 108 (PDF, 35 KB)
DHFS Senate Bill 487 Hearing Testimony (PDF, 154 KB), February 20, 2008
DHFS Assembly Bill 793 Hearing Testimony (PDF, 153 KB), February 13, 2008
Security and Privacy Project
Assessment of Variation and Analysis of Solutions Report (March 2007)
Implementation Plan Report (April 2007)
Wisconsin is participating in a national collaboration to identify privacy and security policies and practices that may affect the electronic exchange of health information.
The resulting reports from each state's security and privacy project will be compiled for use by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop and refine the business case for establishing a national health information network. The expectations of the Security and Privacy Project are to:
- Assess variations in organization-level business policies and state laws that affect health information exchange in the state;
- Work closely with the National Governors Association and other states to exchange information and experiences regarding interoperable health information exchange barriers and best practices;
- Identify and propose practical solutions that protect the privacy and security of health information and permit interoperable health information exchange; and
- Develop plans to implement solutions in the state and, if applicable, at the federal level.
Wisconsin's Security and Privacy Project leverages the infrastructure that the eHealth Care Quality and Patient Safety Board is creating to support the privacy and security work. It builds on the success of related initiatives in Wisconsin, such as the work of the HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Health Information Management Association. The eHealth Care Quality and Patient Safety Board serves as the Steering Committee for this project, which comprises four workgroups:
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Questions? Please send inquiries to:
Kären Drogsvold, eHealth Program Associate
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
E-mail: eHealthBoard@dhs.wisconsin.gov