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| Source |  AlienVault Blog |
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| Date de publication | 2019-09-24 13:00:00 (vue: 2019-09-24 16:07:25) |
| Titre | Medical apps & privacy: where are we? |
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Finding a new health-related app that tracks symptoms, increases self-care behaviors, or offers disease-specific education can be exciting for consumers. However, many apps share information with a host of other companies for marketing purposes. Often, these companies have nothing to do with healthcare and are not even a business the individual uses. This knowledge can be scary when you consider the number of cybercriminals who are looking to gain access to critical patient data.
Knowing the risks apps create may leave you looking for a checklist to protect health-related data for those using apps to increase overall health and wellness. The good news is that it is possible to keep the data safe. The not-so-good news is that consumers need to do their homework to understand better what information is vulnerable to hackers and how to keep their health details safe, which can be a challenging skill to teach.
Emergence of app-based health
It’s no secret that the healthcare industry has been slower than others to adopt technological advancements. For years, healthcare administrators and providers weighed the pros and cons of electronic health records. Today, the mobile health app market has pushed healthcare to embrace technology more rapidly. In 2018, there were over 300,000 health apps available to consumers. Health apps assist consumers with everything from medications, to diet and exercise, to pregnancy tips for expectant mothers.
Healthcare apps often teach consumers self-care behaviors that can keep them out of the hospital. Most apps are easy to use and provide the content the user needs instantly. Apps can also provide information to users that keeps them safe, such as notifying consumers of flu outbreaks in their city so that they can take the necessary precautions. Consumers can store information in apps that can be shared with doctors, nurses, and other providers who can help with health concerns. Health apps can even increase access to preventive and acute health services through appointments with qualified medical and mental health providers.
Teaching HIPAA privacy and security
One of the first things we must teach consumers is the difference between the HIPAA privacy and security rules. When HIPAA was first established, electronic health data was just emerging. Today, health-related data is stored on computers, tablets, phones, and in cloud-based electronic storage.
Health information privacy is related to the disclosure of patient data. Health security is focused on things like encryption and passwords that safeguard a person’s electronic health data. Both of these practices are critical to keeping information entered into apps safe. A few of the vulnerabilities lie with what companies consider covered entities and what truly constitutes an unlawful disclosure of information.
Protecting consumers
The trickiest aspect of health-related apps is that it can be challenging to know what is shared with other companies. Education on the dangers of downloading email attachments from strangers is everywhere. However, training on the risks of apps and other online searches isn’t as common. Even search engine giant |
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