Don't take patient privacy seriously

Recently, the news of the death of the famous host Li Wei in the United States caused widespread concern, but the public from the public access to a very limited amount of information, not only do not know when Li Wei got cancer, received what treatment, or even do not know what kind of cancer Li Wei got. This may make many people feel "uncomfortable", but it also allows us to re-examine patient privacy and information protection issues.
information reflects the patient's basic situation and health status and is considered personal and protected by law. Whether a star or an ordinary citizen, whether sick information is communicated to others or made public is an individual's right and freedom, and there is no reason to say or not. Since Li and his family have chosen not to release more information to the public, their decision should be understood and respected. This aspect depends on the support and cooperation of all parties, and on the other hand, institutional safeguards are required.
the United States, patient visits are kept strictly confidential. The United States enacted the HIPAA Act in 1996. The act not only provides for ensuring the privacy of patient information, but also establishes corresponding penalties: the person who discloses the information loses his job, the heavy person may be in prison, so medical institutions have taken many measures to do a good job of privacy infringement protection. This is an important reason why Li Wei's medical information has been well protected from illness until his death.
domestic, there are clear laws to protect patient privacy, but some public figures visit information or video data are still exposed, ordinary patient information leakage incidents are not in the minority. There may be many reasons for this, but they all directly expose the healthcare industry's vulnerabilities and short boards in patient privacy protection. On the one hand, some medical institutions and medical personnel are not strong aware of patient privacy protection, and some may violate the criminal law although they are unsympathetic; For example, in some hospitals, patients' medical records are littered and can even be flipped around, and some hospital information systems do not have strict encryption measures, making patient privacy information readily available.
with the development and penetration of information technology, patient information access more and wider channels, which put forward higher requirements for patient information protection. This requires access to patient information related parties, especially medical institutions and medical personnel, law-abiding, improve the awareness of patient information protection, and develop a strict confidentiality system, through the double force of hardware and software, to avoid patient information "through the fingers." At the same time, legal penalties should be increased so that all parties with access to patient information remain in awe and abide by their duties and obligations to keep patients confidential. (Health News)