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Awareness Toolkit

The Awareness Toolkit contains the following materials that can help consumers develop a comprehensive understanding of electronic health information and related security and privacy issues.

• The Health Information Technology/Health Information Exchange Privacy and Security Glossary allows consumers and health care professionals to “speak a common language” when communicating about health information exchange and health information technology.
• The Risks and Benefits Summary addresses the advantages and potential risks to consumers when their health information is stored and shared electronically. 
• The Patients Rights Guide for Consumers contains information on the privacy and security laws, rights and remedies that are available when health records are shared electronically.
• Test Yourself provides a simple quiz to help consumers find out how   much they already know about the security and privacy of electronic health information.
• The Consumer Health IT/HIE Inventory provides a comprehensive resource tool that consumers can use to locate numerous materials on health information exchange and health information technology.