Wireless technologies are neither new to the world nor to healthcare. However, technological advancements and the growing complexity of healthcare have combined to promote the advancement of wireless applications and functions in providing better patient care. The benefits of wireless technology in healthcare are vast and becoming more apparent, however, like all good things it comes with a price. Without hard wires to protect data, securing wireless information is a challenge, as those with the know-how can now intercept information simply travelling through thin air. In terms of potential consequences, the security of personal health information could not be more sacred. As the future brings new and exciting advances in wireless devices and applications, tomorrow’s healthcare leaders must stay informed and aware of how these devices work, how they are of benefit, and most importantly how they could be used for harm. As Hippocrates so famously ascribed; first, do no harm.
Comic courtesy of and created by Sean Martin.
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8 comments:
Cartoon is great
Sean and Jane:
nicely done blog presentation - obviously a lot of work was put into this and the overall impact is high.
It would have been nice to have the blog open in its own window rather than hijack the Moodle class page - but this would be an easy fix.
Thank you!
Jack
Thanks Jack,
I assumed people would right click on the link and open in a new window. I'm not sure how to set it up so it does that automatically.
Sean
quite a unique presentation with lots of information that was new and updated.
My employer is starting to install and use wireless access for many of the computers. While it is password protected against laptops from outside of those provided by the IT department, I wonder how easy these servers are to get access to.
Nice work on the blog.
Tamara
Hi Tamara
Thanks for the comments.
The ehealth Vulnerability Report (2007) identified that the applications running electronic health record systems of US hospitals had vulnerabilities similar to other complex computer applications. The report compared financial and health care applications. The vulnerabilities included ability to penetrate the system through remote access. The financial industry was noted to spend larger amounts of their budget, hire more IT staff and have more security software to address vulnerabilities, when compared to the health care industry. The report recommended that health care organizations invest more time and money into ongoing security checks with timely reviews and resolution of identified problems.
Involving vendors in security checks and resolution of issues is another recommendation from the report. You may want to ask if the vendor involved in your workplace project will be accessing for and managing ongoing vulnerability checks in conjunction with your own IT, after the system is installed.
thanks for reading
Jane
eHealth Vulnerability Program Report (2007). Retrieved July 14, 2009 from
http://www.vermontmanagedcare.org/Contribution/Providers/EHR/EHR_PDFs/2007%2009%20eHealth%20Vuln.pdf
Hi Class
the posting function requires you to choose annonymous to post. Typing your name at the end of the post will allow us to identify classmates and respond accordingly.
Sorry for the confusion
We will try to resolve it and let you know results
tx
jane
Sean & Jane:
What a unique method of presenting your topic! Since I am a "first-time blogger", I am going to maneuver throughout your site prior to posting.
I have experienced the same difficulty as Lucie, so will try Jane's suggestion prior to putting a lot of work in to a posting that I may not be able to send.
Stay tuned.....
Hi Deb,
I too was a first time blogger prior to working on this assignment...at least I thought I was. I now realize that everytime I left a comment on the CBC news website I was actually blogging. Who knew? Sorry if you had difficulty leaving a comment. I had another user who was not an author test the comment function and it seemed to work fine. Good luck posting and please let me know if you have any further troubles.
Sean
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