Related Experiment Videos
Privacy and personal health data in cyberspace
1Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington School of Dentistry, USA. jimyd@u.washington.edu
The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
|August 9, 2002
Abstract:
In this series of articles, the author discusses the potential risks, benefits, and liabilities associated with using electronic communications and computer-based records to manage a patient's medical information. This second article in the series considers the role and responsibility of the healthcare professional in collecting and sharing a patient's private personal and medical data in online environments. Current practices and the potential pitfalls of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) are reviewed.