Why Do Privacy and Security matter?
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Why Do Privacy and Security Matter?
?Increasing Information Integrity and Patient Trust and Through Privacy and Security
?To empower the digital health information to achieve better outcomes, smarter spending, and healthier people, providers and individuals alike must trust that an individual’s health information is private and secure. If your patients lack trust in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), feeling that the confidentiality and accuracy of their electronic health information is at risk, they may not want to disclose health information to you. Withholding their health information could have life-threatening consequences.
?This is one reason why it’s so important for you to ensure the privacy and security of health information. When patients trust you and health information technology (health IT) enough to share their health information, you will have a more complete picture of patients’ overall health and together, you and your patient can make more-informed decisions.
?In addition, when breaches of health information occur, they can have serious consequences for your organization, including reputational and financial harm, or harm to your patients. Poor privacy and security practices heighten the vulnerability of patient information in your health information system, increasing the risk of successful cyber-attack.
?To help cultivate patients’ trust, you should:
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?·????????Maintain accurate information in patients’ records
·????????Make sure patients have a way to request electronic access to their medical records
·????????Carefully handle patients’ health information to protect their privacy
·????????Ensure patients’ health information is accessible to authorized representatives when needed
?Protecting patients’ privacy and securing their health information stored in an EHR is a core requirement and a critical success factor. After all, protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of health information in your EHR is the base line of a successful electronic health system.?