‘Based on this definition any electronic transmission of health data must be done through a CCHIT-accredited system. It certainly does not exclude tethered or untethered PHRs. Since CCHIT has not even started looking into the certification of PHRs in general it is highly doubtful it would be able to succeed in their accreditation by 2011. And so, will every NJ user of HealthVault, Google Health or Dossia incur a $5,000 fine? Interesting question.”
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Gilles Frydman, e-patients.net, 7 June 2009
