title: HIPAA, security, and electronic signature: a closer look.
abstract: A recent notice of proposed rule making for an electronic signature standard, if adopted, will affect the way health information is managed for years to come. Here's what you need to know about electronic signature and what the proposed standard may mean for HIM.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ballam
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D016494:Computer Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019451:Information Management / Q000592:standards*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services