Patient Privacy Rights in Austin, Texas, added Dr. Adrian Gropper last month as its chief technology officer.
On April 1, Gropper, whose age was not immediately available, joined the bipartisan, not-for-profit organization that advocates for patient control of the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information in electronic systems.
“As a member of the PPR team, I look forward to driving a national consensus on the most difficult issues in the information age, including respectful patient identity, trustworthy consent, research acceleration and effective public health,” Gropper said in a release.
It is not the first time that Gropper has served as a chief technology officer. He also worked in this role for one of the earliest personal health records companies, Watertown, Mass.-based MedCommons. But most recently, Gropper partnered with a public-private consortium—including the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Department of Veterans Affairs, the White House and other public and private groups—to develop the Blue Button+ system, which offers users the ability to download and share their personal health information and medical records.
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