HIT still not getting the patient’s story
Jeff Rowe, Healthcare IT HITECHWatch
“Federal HIT policymakers have dedicated themselves to moving the healthcare sector away from paper and into the digital future.
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Patient Information
Mobile Devices Pose New Security Risks for Patients; Five Experts Share Insights on mHealth
ID Experts
“Mobile devices have become as common as the stethoscope in patient’s rooms. Physicians routinely review patients’ electronic health records (EHR), read test results, access diagnostic tools and take patient notes, all with a few touches on their iPad or tablet, smartphone or using a flash drive. These mobile devices are ideal for information sharing and time savings, but they pose huge security risks to patient information.
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Datenschutz: Patientendaten tauchen auf Facebook auf
e-Health-com News
“Patientendaten tauchen momentan vermehrt bei Facebook auf. Darauf hat Johannes Caspar, der Hamburgische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, hingewiesen.
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Software shields patient information when used for research
Technology for Doctors Online
“New technology developed by an Ottawa doctor will shield the privacy of patients by making their records anonymous while opening up their medical histories to researchers. Dr. Khaled El Emam (pictured), who is Canada Research Chair for electronic health information at the University of Ottawa, has built software that puts parameters on any information that could identify a patient.
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Leaks and threats to patient data
Shabbir SA et al, BMJ, 342
The number of thefts of laptop computers and USB flash drives is increasing, and the threat of stolen information being published online is real. The situation may worsen if hackers start to operate websites similar to WikiLeaks.
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Survey: Data Security Not a Priority
Joseph Goedert, HDM Breaking News
“A survey of senior managers at 65 provider organizations finds that a significant number of organizations cannot properly secure patient data. Nor do their organizations perceive it to be a priority.
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Survey Spotlights Need to Secure Patient Information from Unauthorized Access
Shawn Riley, HealthTechnica
“Imprivata®, Inc., the company that simplifies and secures access to patient information, today announced the results of its third annual online national survey that examines IT trends in healthcare.
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Risky business
Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT
“Last year’s HITECH Act toughened the rules and enforcement penalties health information handlers must follow to protect patient privacy.
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User-specific perspectives on ontologies
Brochhausen M et al, Medical and Care Compunetics 6, 2010
Ontologies are more and more used in clinical informatics in different settings and supporting different functionalities. Most experts see the role of ontologies as operating in a black box and being invisible for the end-user. With respect to some of the systems that have recently been developed this is only partly possible. Therefore, we provide a methodology to create an end-user perspective on a clinical ontology.
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Patient and Parent Views on a Web 2.0 Diabetes Portal—the Management Tool, the Generator, and the Gatekeeper: Qualitative Study
Nordfeldt S et al, J Med Internet Res, 12(2)
Background:
The Internet has undergone rapid development, with significant impact on social life and on modes of communication. Modern management of type 1 diabetes requires that patients have access to continuous support and learning opportunities. Although Web 2.0 resources can provide this support, few pediatric clinics offer it as part of routine diabetes care.
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FairWarning Foils EMR Privacy Breaches
Nicole Lewis, InformationWeek Healthcare
“FairWarning has developed data definition guides that the company says will help detect and prevent breaches of patient information in healthcare settings, a growing concern as the adoption of electronic medical records accelerates.
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Electronic Health Records: Examining Information Privacy
Brister, Megan, and Beth Dewitt, ElectronicHealthcare, 8(4)
Information governance considers the principles, processes and policies for protecting personal information and personal health information. In particular, information governance frameworks draw upon legal, “best practice” and quality requirements to ensure that personal information and personal health information is kept confidential and secure at all times.
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Quality of care tool brings decision support to bedside
Pamela Lewis Dolan, AMedNews
“A new product aims to improve quality of care by pulling real-time patient information and using it to prompt best-practice suggestions, alerts or other treatment protocols.
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Patient-targeted googling: the ethics of searching online for patient information
Clinton, Brian K. et al, Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 18(2)
With the growth of the Internet, psychiatrists can now search online for a wide range of information about patients. Psychiatrists face challenges of maintaining professional boundaries with patients in many circumstances, but little consideration has been given to the practice of searching online for information about patients, an act we refer to as patient-targeted Googling (PTG). Psychiatrists are not the only health care providers who can investigate their patients online, but they may be especially likely to engage in PTG because of the unique relationships involved in their clinical practice. Before searching online for a patient, psychiatrists should consider such factors as the intention of searching, the anticipated effect of gaining information online, and its potential value or risk for the treatment.
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UPMC Brings Key Patient Records to the Bedside Using BlackBerry Smartphones
eHealthServer
“In an effort to put critical patient information in the hands of physicians at the bedside, UPMC has developed its first electronic health record (EHR) application for BlackBerry® smartphones. The pilot project gives physicians access to such information as a patient’s allergies, current medications and recently completed lab tests.
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Wisdom of the Crowds meets the Personal Health Record
Keith W. Boone, Healthcare Standards
“Recently, I was completing a risk analysis on the IHE Perinatal Workflow profile. One of the risks that was identified was the uncertainty or lack of reliability associated with externally supplied information, especially that provided by a patient though their PHR.
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Avoid social networking pitfalls for physicians
KevinMD.com
“More doctors are using social media than ever, and that’s a good thing.
One thing to be careful of, however, is how easy it is to share confidential patient information.
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Patient ID Theft Rises
Jilian Mincer, WSJ
“Medical identity theft is on the rise and expected to worsen.
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Survey: Healthcare isn’t ready for HITECH’s security breach notification rules
Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News
“Business associates who handle private patient information for healthcare organizations are largely unprepared to meet the new data breach related obligations included in the HITECH Act, according to a new survey.
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