Research On American Electronic Medical Reords Privacy Protection

America began to use electronic medical records for patient information in 60 years of the 20th century. American electronic medical records organization says:it is acquiring, access, processing, confidentiality, safety, transmission and display the patient medical information technology.It is a huge project to involves technology, network, management, system security, and many other issues. With the development of information technology.It is increasingly integrated and openly,medical record privacy aroused widespread concern.Although It has become an American medical care industry trends, But because it reflects the entire medical process, storage with the patients all medical information.Thus, in the American medical treatment activity involving patients caused by the privacy tort disputes.Due to the lack of security mechanisms in the practical application it also brought many problems to patients,So the patient privacy issue has become the hot topic in America.This paper is divided into five parts:Firstly, Introduction. This paper expounded the significance, the domestic and foreign research topic status and research methods and innovative points.Secondly.The overview section. As the main line to protection on Electronic medical records privacy in America., introduced the concept of electronic medical records, privacy, the right of privacy,privacy protection value.Thirdly, Analysis of the protect the contents and patient privacy leak channels of America electronic medical records.Fouthly, Summarized to take measures to protect privacy of America electronic medical records In mainly from the technical measures, the legal mechanism and ethical consciousness aspects.Finally, From introduced to America electronic medical records privacy issues. combined with the characteristics of the development of Chinese to put forward some proposals in ord to find effective, appropriate and reasonable methods.