'Personal Health Records: More Promising in the Smartphone Era?'
GeneralThis forum is for non-technical general discussion which can include both Linux and non-Linux topics. Have fun!
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
'Personal Health Records: More Promising in the Smartphone Era?'
Quote:
'As health care delivery organizations shift from implementation of electronic health records to optimization of these systems, the persistent problem of patient data interoperability is becoming increasingly relevant. Interest in accessing medical information from hospital records and databases and providing convenient patient-controlled portable records is increasing. Technology companies are seeking to develop innovative solutions to meet these demands.
'Interoperable personal health records are not a novel concept; unsuccessful attempts to collect digital patient records have been pursued by several major technology companies.'
Our (Federal) government is enforcing a centralised health e-record. What a hacking target given the abysmal record of the past. Insurance companies and "researchers" will have access.
The one-time "opt-out" period ends in a couple of days. After that everything about everybody will be in one datastore. Oh joy.
It has been my observation that the last thing health care software outfits consider is security. Let's see, the last time I checked, your blood pressure was . . . .
Of course, that does not make them outliers. In the rush to market, security is too often an afterthought.
Distribution: Currently: OpenMandriva. Previously: openSUSE, PCLinuxOS, CentOS, among others over the years.
Posts: 3,881
Rep:
Quote:
Originally Posted by syg00
Our (Federal) government is enforcing a centralised health e-record. What a hacking target given the abysmal record of the past. Insurance companies and "researchers" will have access.
The one-time "opt-out" period ends in a couple of days. After that everything about everybody will be in one datastore. Oh joy.
Not for this little black duck.
I opted out months ago. "Secure" my ass it is, they have enough trouble "securing" their own systems, let alone whatever GP practice you visit. Like hell their systems would be "secure", it would only take their systems to be compromised and you're record would be there for the taking.
Our (Federal) government is enforcing a centralised health e-record... The one-time "opt-out" period ends in a couple of days... Not for this little black duck.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jsbjsb001
I opted out months ago. "Secure" my ass it is...
I opted out as soon as I could. Too many windows systems involved, as well as security to a budget instead of design.
Which brings me to the point of this thread, 'Personal Health Records: More Promising in the Smartphone Era?' to which my answer is "if my phone doesn't natively run a pure GNU/Linux or *BSD instead of android or ios then it's not for me".
This is probably less a programming issue than a proprietary software issue.
I agree. Hackers have figured out DVD; they must be able to figure out this. Or we can develop a common standard, analogous to the billing codes already in use, and Medicare & Medicaid can require it, which would make everyone follow. Providers can compete on value instead of taking captives.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
