COEKG
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COEKG is the Colorado
EKG Repository, Inc. This non profit corporation
was established in 2005 by a concerned group of volunteer physicians, patients, lawyers, lawmakers and internet professionals.
COEKG is an independent project supervised by the Colorado Medical Society
to provide unbiased, nonprofit oversight and guidance for the development of a secure EKG exchange service for critical patients presenting to Colorado's Emergency Departments and Community Health Clinics.
COEKG's prototype aims to facilitate advanced connectivity between healthcare entities. COEKG advocates expect their experience will assist in the standardization of more general electronic medical records (EMR) data exchange. COEKG implements a subset of the Continuity of Care Record
(CCR) messaging protocol.
When fully connected health care consumers and providers will be able to securely and reliably access point-of-care clinical information. Many providers and patients advocate rapid development of EMR interconnectivity, and they believe COEKG efforts should expand to the entire health record. Critics denounce the idea for fear that privacy protection will never reach an acceptable level.
Medical records and associated identifying demographic data is especially sensitive and private information. Any attempt to allow Internet
transfer of medical records must comply with HIPAA
regulations. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996 affects every organization that transmits medical and health records.
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
EKG Repository, Inc. This non profit corporation
Corporation
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was established in 2005 by a concerned group of volunteer physicians, patients, lawyers, lawmakers and internet professionals.
COEKG is an independent project supervised by the Colorado Medical Society
Colorado Medical Society
The Colorado Medical Society is the largest group of organized physicians in Colorado.This nonprofit organization is composed of physicians, residents and medical students. It was founded in 1871 to promote the art and science of medicine and to improve public health...
to provide unbiased, nonprofit oversight and guidance for the development of a secure EKG exchange service for critical patients presenting to Colorado's Emergency Departments and Community Health Clinics.
COEKG's prototype aims to facilitate advanced connectivity between healthcare entities. COEKG advocates expect their experience will assist in the standardization of more general electronic medical records (EMR) data exchange. COEKG implements a subset of the Continuity of Care Record
Continuity of Care Record
Continuity of Care Record is a health record standard specification developed jointly by ASTM International, the Massachusetts Medical Society , the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society , the American Academy of Family Physicians , the American Academy of Pediatrics , and other...
(CCR) messaging protocol.
When fully connected health care consumers and providers will be able to securely and reliably access point-of-care clinical information. Many providers and patients advocate rapid development of EMR interconnectivity, and they believe COEKG efforts should expand to the entire health record. Critics denounce the idea for fear that privacy protection will never reach an acceptable level.
Medical records and associated identifying demographic data is especially sensitive and private information. Any attempt to allow Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
transfer of medical records must comply with HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was enacted by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. It was originally sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum . Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their...
regulations. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was enacted by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. It was originally sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum . Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their...
of 1996 affects every organization that transmits medical and health records.