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Every other industry, even old school ones, uses email and digital filing just fine. It's only hard for medical organizations because of HIPAA.
by cm2012 5y ago
Every other industry, even old school ones, uses email and digital filing just fine. It's only hard for medical organizations because of HIPAA.
- mjevans 5y agoThey likely do use them, and get work done, and from a productivity standpoint might be faster without the red tape. Discussions like this make me wonder if as a society we'd be better off not trying to perform the impossible: have OpSec that is flawless and never leaks data that might be misused; but to not allow the misuse to happen. Medical information misuse touches at least the topics of discrimination, selecting victims of misinformation campaigns, exposing personal issues and preferences (E.G. did someone get an abortion; is a topic ripe for abuse, as are medical histories related to other issues.) Living in a glass house is far from ideal, but in a world where individual rights are better defined and protected, data security could be more standard.