Awareness about privacy and security of patient health information Pushpalatha K1, Saha Dola2,*, Gudi Nachiket3, Sinha Rajesh Kumar4 1M. Sc. Hospital and Health Information Administration, Dept. of Health Information Management, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India 2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Information Management, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India 3B. Sc. Health Information Administration, Dept. of Health Information Management, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India 4Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Information Management, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India *Corresponding Author: Ms. Dola Saha, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Information Management, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India, 576104, Mob-9900911535, Email: dola.saha@manipal.edu
Online published on 9 January, 2019. Abstract Privacy and Security of patient health records is a matter of concern in India, as we gradually move from manual to electronic methods of data management in healthcare. Studies on understanding the awareness about privacy and security among healthcare professionals is a method of identifying the preparedness of the healthcare team and knowing their attitude. A cross-sectional study done using a questionnaire survey among 601 healthcare professionals working in private clinics, handling patient health information, in a specific district of Southern India, showed limited awareness about privacy and security of patient health information. The limiting barriers found were mainly insufficient funds to put security measures, inadequate space, shortage of qualified health information professionals and unenforced laws. Concluding, this study definitely calls for directing attention towards creating awareness about Privacy and Security of Patient Health Information handling. Top Keywords Privacy, Security, Patient Health Records, Patient Data, Health Information. Top |