2018 State HIT Connect Summit

The increased use of health information technology in behavioral health care has provided patients with new opportunities to take control of their health. To aid organizations in securely exchanging this information while complying with federal and state privacy laws, SAMHSA developed Consent2Share, an open-source application for consent management and data segmentation.

Organizations that electronically share patient health and behavioral health information must do so while complying with federal and state confidentiality laws. At the same time, patients have the right to control which information is shared with their health care providers.

With the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, SAMHSA and other stakeholders developed standards and guidelines to segment health data and manage patient consent preferences. Using these standards, Consent2Share integrates with existing health information exchange systems.

This presentation looks at aspects of Data Segmentation for Privacy (DS4P) and Consent2Share.