Patient Data Makes Its Way on Facebook

It may come as a shock to many readers about the extent of breach of patient records, as recently, personal details and a photograph of a patient have been posted on Facebook by the NHS.

According to the campaign group, Big Brother Watch, patient records happened to be exposed on 800 occasions during the past three years and nearly 150 NHS trusts were found to have a hand in this.

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Nick Pickles, Big Brother Watch director, said: ‘For details to be disclosed, maliciously accessed or lost represents serious infringements on patient privacy.’

It is imperative to make the rules strict and take stern action for those who break data protection laws.

Genetic Health Studies Could Be Quicker If Electronic Patient Medical Records are Maintained
Recruiting thousands of patients to collect health data for genetic clues to disease is expensive and time consuming.

Source-Medindia

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A new study is one of the first to explore and demonstrate the impact of electronic record systems on quality of medical care in a developing country.

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