title: Protecting patient privacy through health record trusts.
abstract: Patients should have the opportunity to exercise privacy rights through an account issued by a health record trust (or bank). Trusts would collect a complete digital copy of patients' health records and enable patients to make informed decisions about their use. Federal legislation is needed to promote and oversee health record trusts and to reconcile existing privacy laws with stronger privacy protection available through health record trusts.
authors.affiliation: Progressive Policy Institute; he is located in Missoula, Montana, USA. dkendall@ppionline.org
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Kendall
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006801:Humans; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care