by medicaltechont | Jun 26, 2021 | Legal, Privacy, Technology
Data privacy defines who has access to data, and data protection actually provides tools and policies for restricting access to data. Compliance regulations help ensure that users’ privacy needs are fulfilled by businesses, and businesses are responsible for taking steps to protect individual user data.
The issue of data privacy is gaining traction around the world. What can businesses do to ensure that users’ digital rights are protected? Companies have been utilizing user data without their awareness for years, even in places where data collection and security norms and laws are frequently ignored. Consumers and regulatory organizations are increasingly scrutinizing, criticizing, and flagging unchecked data practices. It is critical that businesses follow procedures that assure data security and privacy protection. However, a recent research of mobile health applications discovered that a substantial majority of them are designed to capture personal data from users.
Data protection concerns may stem from a lack of clarity regarding who is protecting their data, what data is protected, and the complexities of multiple privacy laws. Click here, to check out this recent article on mobile apps and data privacy. Or click here to learn more about data privacy.
by medicaltechont | Apr 8, 2017 | Healthcare, Legal, Ontario, Technology
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a 24-month damage award to a long-service nurse in a doctor’s office who believed that she had been fired during a hostile meeting with her employer.
The doctor for whom she worked wanted her to look into electronic medical records (EMR). She was overwhelmed with a heavy workload and did not get to it. The doctor angrily confronted her in a meeting, at which the doctor’s wife was also present. The court found that the doctor, in his anger, said, “Go! Get out! I am so sick of coming into this office every day and looking at your ugly face.” He also pointed at her, shouted at her, accused her of being resistant to change, and used profanity during that meeting. The employee, distraught, left the meeting and never returned to work. The employer treated her as having quit. The employee sued for wrongful dismissal.
Read more at http://www.occupationalhealthandsafetylaw.com/your-ugly-face-employers-condescending-aggressive-hostile-and-profane-behaviour-in-one-meeting-resulted-in-constructive-dismissal-nurse-awarded-24-months-in-damages
by medicaltechont | Apr 5, 2014 | Legal, Privacy
Get patient consent before storing records in data clouds MDU advises
Some GPs and independent practitioners have asked the MDU about their legal and ethical responsibilities when using virtual servers accessible over the internet, known as ‘data clouds’, to store patient information. The MDU, which indemnifies over half of all UK doctors, advises that clinicians consider very carefully the risks involved in storing confidential medical information in third party off-site cloud facilities. Dr Claire Macaulay, MDU medico-legal adviser, explained: “Traditionally information such as patient records has been stored locally within the practice. But cloud computing can offer a convenient alternative, not least because the information can be accessed from any computer. However, the potential security and confidentiality risks of doing so may, for the present time, outweigh the benefits.” – See more at: http://www.themdu.com/press-centre/press-releases/get-patient-consent-before-storing-records-in-data-clouds-mdu-advises#sthash.565UnHGT.dpuf
See more at: http://www.themdu.com/press-centre/press-releases/get-patient-consent-before-storing-records-in-data-clouds-mdu-advises#sthash.565UnHGT.dpuf
