Privacy and Personal Health Data in Cyberspace: The Role and Responsibility of Healthcare Professionals
James Day
Citation Information :
Day J. Privacy and Personal Health Data in Cyberspace: The Role and Responsibility of Healthcare Professionals. J Contemp Dent Pract 2001; 2 (1):9-14.
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.
