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Originally Posted by blueash
Off topic, and I know you know better. The ACA data collection is REQUIRED to have been stripped of patient identification data. It is collected as bulk data and the information cannot be identified by patient. Meaningful use criteria are analyzed by the EMR so see if the practice is practice is providing the services being measured as reflections of quality care, asking about abuse, providing immunizations, doing vital signs, recording allergies. This data is collected by the practices EMR. Insurance companies are also reporting data on utilization of services etc. None of the data reported have your name or your SSN or anything similar. So, no, the ACA is not collecting "your personal information" in the way you have suggested. It is more like the census gives an idea of what numbers and categories of persons live in an area but without names.
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You are correct in that meaningful use data, PQRI, and most ACO data is batched reporting. However, the clearinghouses ("warehouses") referred to pass along all transmitted data---this includes personal medical records and even every electronically transmitted prescriptions. Now whether this data is retained or not (a la NSA), is unclear, but db is correct in stating that security needs to me a major concern. Of course, Chinese hackers are far more interested in the Pentagon than they are in anyone's bunions.