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On a notebook (the paper kind), locked, in a specific doctor's office is not a problem at all.
by candiodari 6y ago
On a notebook (the paper kind), locked, in a specific doctor's office is not a problem at all.
- Hamuko 6y agoHow do patient referrals work?
- aspenmayer 6y agoSame way they worked before computers? Fax machines still exist.
- Hamuko 6y agoWell now the patient data is not really locked away in a specific office.
- aspenmayer 6y agoHow about physical mailing?
- Sebb767 6y ago> Fax machines still exist Sure, send the patient data over an unencrypted phone line, probably using a never-updated smart scanner to an internet-connected IoT-printer. Sounds like a plan!
- aspenmayer 6y agoYou could make the same argument about the mail system.
- Sebb767 6y agoAnd I would! While mail is not as easy to monitor at scale or distance, the files of single patients are even less protected; catching a letter is rather trivial if one really wants to.
- ent 6y agoIn what part of the world? I haven't seen one in Finland since maybe the early 2000's.
- gruez 6y agoHow did they work a few decades ago?
- RobertDeNiro 6y agoThis shows a very poor understanding of how doctors work. On difficult cases doctors often need to consult with others, sharing information about the case. Furthermore, in pysch. multiple followups are required. If this is all solely done on paper the logistics become more complex and error prone.
- tupputuppu 6y agoPsychologists aren't doctors in Finland where the story is from.
- Aerroon 6y agoThe alternative is that people who have any kind of sensitive issue (which is most mental health issues) won't see a mental health professional at all. There are many people in my social circle that I cannot imagine seeing a mental health professional in general. You add on the risk of the actual discussion leaking and it would be impossible to even convince them to do so. That's the kind of damage leaks like this do.
- fogihujy 6y agoA notebook might be just a little to old-school to work in the modern world, but there's definitely reason to consider having such sensitive data completely separated from the Internet.