About SINI 2008:
Building Connections for Patient-Centered Records

From the electronic health record to the personal health record, health information is increasingly centered on the patient, not the provider or the institution. Patient-centered records are necessary for efficiently and effectively sharing personal health information across providers and services in increasingly complex health care environments. These records can be a valuable tool for managing one’s own health and that of family members.

Patient-centered records can be a resource for research and a means of supporting evidence-based practice. However, using records for such purposes raises a number of issues: Who owns and controls the records? What ethical standards and policies should apply to the reuse of patient data? How can we assure the quality of the data? How trustworthy is the data source? How can we maintain the privacy and security of information while maximizing the benefits of sharing and reusing it?

The 2008 Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) will address these and other related questions. Experts and leaders who are developing policies, creating networks, reusing clinical data, and developing and implementing new kinds of patient-centered records will inform a diverse audience of nurses and other health care professionals about the latest advances in patient-centered records.