Electronic Privacy Information Center

use of telecommunication using electronic devices from cell phones to videoconferencing among healthcare providers; either to exchange reports, concerns or researches about clients has become very common in the past few years. Even more so that it now branches out to a broader range of technology known as Telehealth. Telehealth allow physicians to provide care and monitor their clients while at a distant location, using the latest technologies. According to the Center for Connected Health…

are starting to take notice of our social media profiles. Employee’s privacy of their social networks need to be respected there for employers need to have restricted access to social network accounts. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, social media can be defined as “forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content.” Websites classified…

Data Analytics and Information Governance - Task 3 Hybrid medical record systems pose many challenges for the HIM professional. First, I will discuss some of the strengths of hybrid medical records fallowed by some of its weaknesses. Paper records and forms in a hybrid record system have some advantages. It takes little to no training for doctors and staff to understand how to complete a paper record. In addition, the contrast of ink on paper and handwriting make it is easier to validate the…

“Privacy is not an option, and it shouldn't be the price we accept for just getting on the Internet,” stated Gary Kovacs the president of several software companies (Kovacs). However, since the implementation of the Patriot Act in 2001, the loss of American privacy is one of the many results of the new set of revised laws that have been rewritten to give the government more freedom in observing our electronic fingerprint (“Surveillance Under the Patriot Act”). In their hurry to act on the…

In the book Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell talk about how B.B watches everyone threw the telescreen, he explains how they can hear and see everything they do and that's similar in our society today with how our phones work today. They have recently discovered how when you mention something around your phone like “ Wow I could really go for some subway right now” the next add is more than likely to be a subway add. This is possible with the built in speaker/mic in today's phones. Today's…

Technology. As the use of the Internet and other computer networks has grown rapidly in recent years, so has the opportunity for electronic crime. Unlawful activity can be committed or facilitated online. Criminals can trade and share information, mask their identity, identify and gather information on victims, and communicate with co-conspirators. Web sites, electronic mail, chat rooms, and file sharing networks can all yield evidence in an investigation of computer-related crime. Law…

According to the research the Electronic Health Record system comes with risks and in order to prevent these risks companies should gather information and form an analyst to determine the validity of the information. For example, understanding and becoming familiar with how the system works or treat different user types could be complicated; when the user type is establish it is best to test different scenarios in order to execute and perform the analysis.(Gelzer, Reed D. 2015). However, during…

communication in today’s society. More and more health care facilities are streamlining their communication process by using these devices. The health care industry is moving toward electronic health medical records. Electronic medical records (EMR) allow healthcare systems to exchange health information electronically. These electronic records improve patient care, provides accurate and up to date patient records and it improves provider communication. Introduction Advocate Health systems is…

Specifically, over the past decade and a half, the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks have caused our federal government to become increasingly similar to the dystopian government depicted in George Orwell’s 1984, where there is absolutely no privacy, and the government watches your every move. Of course, our government…

occur on American soil. This depiction was reality over 15 years ago when America experienced the attacks of September 11th. Today, we can still feel the repercussions of those attacks. While some civilians are hesitant over the thought of “losing” privacy, monitoring of cell phone and internet use is crucial in preventing further terrorist attacks like those of 9/11,…