Take control today: Sign up for the Patient Support Tool (PaST).
Healthcare is increasingly digital—electronic health records, telemedicine, and AI. With that progress, protecting personal health information (PHI) is essential for trust, safety, and better outcomes.
Trust & care quality. Patients share more accurate histories when privacy is respected—reducing errors and duplicate tests. See the NCBI overview of confidentiality.
Breach risk is real. Breaches can lead to identity theft, fraud, and discrimination. Track incidents via the HHS/OCR Breach Portal and recent reporting from Healthcare IT News.
Legal obligations. In the U.S., HIPAA sets the baseline; the 21st Century Cures Act promotes patient access and limits information blocking via ONC’s rules. In Canada/Ontario, see PHIPA. In the EU, patients’ rights are protected under the GDPR.
Advancing research—responsibly. Properly de-identified data supports discovery while protecting identity: HHS on de-identification.
Encryption in transit & at rest. Industry standards (TLS/HTTPS; AES-256) and hardened cloud security aligned with NIST CSF and NIST SP 800-53.
Access controls & auditability. Role-based access, least privilege, and audit logs; alignment with ISO/IEC 27001and SOC 2.
Privacy by design. Data minimization, segregation, masking, and ongoing reviews (7 principles of Privacy by Design).
Transparent policies & consent. Clear authorization flows and granular permissions. Learn more about HIPAA rights and data portability/access rights.
Put simply: you remain the decision-maker. Fawkes’ systems are designed so you choose what’s collected, what’s shared, and when.
Right / Tool | What It Means | Where to Learn More |
|---|---|---|
Access | View and obtain your records electronically. | |
Correction | Request amendments to inaccurate entries. | |
Consent/Authorization | Decide who can receive your PHI (and for what). | |
Withdrawal/Deletion | Revoke sharing and reduce future disclosures. | |
Transparency | See what’s shared and why; audit trails and logs. |
Unconsented app/third-party sharing (FTC tips).
Exposure of sensitive conditions; potential stigma or discrimination (HIPAA Privacy Rule).
Loss of trust reduces care quality and participation.
Integrity matters: tampered data can distort clinical decisions.
You’re in the driver’s seat. Share what you want, when you want.
Clear consent & revocation. Toggle permissions at any time.
Designed for good. Use your data to answer medical questions and discover matched clinical trials—on your terms.
Create your PaST account and let Fawkes securely collect your records.
Open Permissions to control sharing scope, duration, and recipients.
Ask questions grounded in your real history and explore trial matches.