Hacker Noon September 12, 2022
Devin Partida

Telehealth’s virtual healthcare methods have taken the medical industry by storm since COVID-19 began. It has been instrumental in getting at-risk patients the care they need without exposing them to the virus. The pandemic might be winding down, but telehealth is here to stay. Here are five measures healthcare professionals must take to sustain telehealth success.

Prioritize Patient Privacy

Patient privacy has always been a top priority in healthcare, but it’s even more important in a virtual setting. Video calls between doctors and patients are now open to cyber criminals. Someone can hack into the call without either party’s authorization and learn information about the patient’s health records. The same thing can happen to private online chatrooms.

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Topics: Digital Health, Health IT, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Privacy / Security, Provider, Technology, Telehealth
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