Blumenthal defers judgment on FISMA use
Federal Computer Week
The top federal official for health information technology has not taken a position on one of the pressing issues that affects nationwide sharing of health information -- whether all health systems must comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act. Dr. David Blumenthal, the national coordinator for health IT, said he has not formed an opinion. The FISMA legislation in 2002 established information security requirements for federal computer systems.
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