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Medical records in the digital age

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Title: Medical records in the digital age
Author: zafiro17@pipedot.org
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:57:22 -0400
Link: http://pipedot.org/story/2014-06-23/medical-records-in-the-digital-age

The medical field isn't exactly embracing the digital revolution, although
it's quick to implement scientific progress in other areas. Trapped in a mess
of legal, privacy, and insurance regulations and hampered by financial
disincentives to implement digital record keeping, many medical centers still
rely on voluminous paper records. But that's changing, and with change comes
good news and bad.First come the breaches of privacy. In Cincinnati, a woman
is suing the University of Cincinatti Medical Center[1] after a medical clerk
posted the woman's medical records (showing name and diagnosis of syphilis)
to Facebook's page "Team No Hoes." Privacy is also compromised when medical
records become part of court hearings[2], as many legal cases become part of
public record and are searchable online. But these risks were part of the
paper system as well. Recently, a huge number of paper medical records turned
up in York, UK[3], and Michael Schumacher's paper records seem to have been
stolen and put up for sale[4]. So what do we need to keep sensitive,
personal, medical information private? Think quickly, because already some
doctors can access your medical records via Google Glass[5] as they talk to
you.

Links:
[1]: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/06/cincinnati-hospital-sued-facebook/10104065/ (link)
[2]: http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2014/06/22/privacy-risk-rises-push-online-medical-records/11229915/ (link)
[3]: http://www.ydr.com/business/ci_26004767/electronic-medical-records-have-security-advantages-but-systems (link)
[4]: http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/sport/10192413/Michael-Schumachers-medical-records-stolen (link)
[5]: http://www.psfk.com/2014/06/google-glass-medical-records.html#!2LwgW (link)

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Medical records in the digital age RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-06-24 16:50 +0000
  Re: Medical records in the digital age polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-06-24 22:04 +0100
    Re: Medical records in the digital age Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-06-27 13:42 +0200
  Re: Medical records in the digital age Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2014-06-27 09:36 -0300
    Re: Medical records in the digital age Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-06-27 08:03 -0700
      Re: Medical records in the digital age Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2014-06-27 13:17 -0300
    Re: Medical records in the digital age Will Honea <whonea@whonea.net> - 2014-06-27 23:22 -0600

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