Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) Resources

Overview | PHDSC Involvement | Additional Resources

 Overview:

The Health Information Security and Privacy Collaborative (HISPC) was established by RTI International under its Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), awarded in September 2005.

RTI International, working with the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, has subcontracted with 33 states and 1 territory to leverage input from state leadership and a broad range of stakeholders in health information exchange to assess variations in privacy and security practices and policies at the organization level and the legal bases for such practices and polices, where applicable.
HISPC's goals are to:

• 1. Identify both best practices and challenges

• 2. Develop consensus-based solutions for interoperable electronic health information exchange (HIE) that protect the privacy and security of health information, and

• 3. Develop detailed implementation plans to implement solutions.

The consensus-based solutions and implementation plans that are developed through this work could have far-reaching implications for everyone as we move toward achieving the goal of having nationwide interoperable electronic health records.

For communication on the accomplishments and upcoming activities of this very important project, please see:
http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5562&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/a_e/ahrq_funded_projects/rti_public_page/main.html

PHDSC Involvement:

As part of its commitment to providing active leadership, participation, representation, and project support to issues pertaining to data privacy and security, PHDSC representatives currently serve as members of the RTI-HISPC Technical Advisory Panel to help guide the project activities.

Additional Resources:

Main project homepage - RTI

HISPC National Conference Presentations

Notes from the HISPC National Conference—March 2007

Click here to review the PHDSC's Legal and Privacy Statement