Becker's Healthcare July 17, 2019
As lawmakers, citizens and other stakeholders seek increased patient accessibility to their own health data, many healthcare providers are pushing back, worried that too much accessibility could result in major violations of patient privacy.
Measures to increase the free flow of health data are swiftly moving forward, however, meaning that providers’ efforts would be better spent teaching patients how best to protect their data, rather than making futile attempts to fight those measures, Politico reports.
There are no laws in place that put the onus on providers to vet apps and other digital health services for patients, nor are they responsible should a third party use patient information irresponsibly, but they may still feel an ethical...
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