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Information governance standards for managing e-health information.

Janis L Huston1

  • 1HB Consultants, London, UK. jangeorg@yahoo.com

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
|December 27, 2005
PubMed
Summary

The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK uses information governance to ensure patient data quality and security. This framework is crucial for the successful implementation of electronic health records and telemedicine.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Information Management
  • Healthcare Policy

Background:

  • Patient data integrity (quality and security) is vital for effective healthcare.
  • The UK's National Health Service (NHS) established an information governance framework to manage confidential patient data.
  • This framework evolved from the earlier Data Accreditation Programme, initially focused on acute hospital data quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline the evolution and scope of the NHS information governance initiative.
  • To highlight the importance of information governance for data quality and security in healthcare.
  • To emphasize the role of information governance in enabling electronic health record systems.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the historical development of NHS data management standards.
  • Analysis of the three-stage assessment process of the Data Accreditation Programme (policy review, external audit, data output audit).
  • Examination of the integration of these standards into the broader information governance initiative, expanding to primary care and other settings.

Main Results:

  • The information governance initiative expanded data quality and security standards beyond acute hospitals to include primary care.
  • The framework addresses key concerns in telemedicine and e-health, such as data security and quality.
  • Compliance with information governance standards is a prerequisite for the NHS Care Records Service.

Conclusions:

  • Information governance provides a comprehensive framework for managing patient data in the NHS.
  • The initiative is essential for ensuring the security and quality of patient information, particularly with the rise of digital health.
  • Successful implementation of the NHS Care Records Service relies heavily on adherence to these information governance standards.

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