HIPAAT's Software |
The solution includes: |
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Privacy
eSuite
The server (service-oriented architecture) where consent directives are created,
recorded and validated |
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Privacy
Manager
Point-of-service software that enforces consent directives |
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Universal
Audit Repository
Stand-alone central repository of IHE-ATNA audit events
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The Process |
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Integrate HIPAAT’s
software with
Sunnybrook’s EPR |
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Perform technical analysis and testing
to operate with and without single sign-on (SSO) and
context management |
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Conduct usability testing (without SSO
or context management) with a range of clinical staff
and obtain feedback
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User Feedback
The user experience was positive. Clinicians appreciated
the software's simplicity and ease of use.
"…no impact to
workflow.”
- patient care manager
"I see no barrier to
acceptance of the 'lock box' software in my unit."
- nurse practitioner
"This is good - it
puts patients in control of their privacy.”
- nurse involved with quality and patient safety
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Benefits
Integrating HIPAAT's consent management solution into
the Sunnybrook environment would allow them to:

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implement and enforce privacy consent
directives in the EPR |

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control access to PHI at various levels of record
granularity |
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notify users of the presence of a consent directive
prior to accessing locked/restricted information |

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permit users to access unrestricted information
without having to override a lock |
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access restricted PHI using 'emergency override' |
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audit access to locked
PHI within the EPR |
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receive immediate notification of record access
via email alerts to the privacy officer |
Results |
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Sunnybrook’s Privacy
Office was pleased with the functionality and administrative
convenience of the HIPAAT consent management solution
for managing patient consent within its Electronic
Health Record (EHR) |
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HIPAAT's solution demonstrated
best practice methods for EHR
consent management |
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HIPAAT’s software combines
flexibility of implementation with ease of use for
both administrators
and users
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