Florida bans offshore health record storage

As of July 1, the Florida Electronic Health Records Act requires that the offsite storage of protected health information be physically maintained in the continental U.S., its territories or Canada.

WHY IT MATTERS

In addition, Florida's Healthcare Licensing Procedures Act will require licensees to sign affidavits attesting that all patient information in qualified electronic health records – which includes patient demographic and clinical health information – is being physically maintained in accordance with the amended EHR law.

Of concern are …