Privacy Practices of Health Information Technologies: Privacy Policy Risk Assessment Study and Proposed Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Along with the proliferation of health information technologies (HITs), there is a growing need to understand the potential privacy risks associated with using such tools. Although privacy policies are designed to inform consumers, such policies have consistently been found to be confusing and lack transparency.

Objective

This study aims to present consumer preferences for accessing privacy information; develop and apply a privacy policy risk assessment tool to assess whether existing HITs meet the recommended privacy policy standards; and propose guidelines to assist health professionals and service providers with understanding the privacy risks associated with HITs, so that they can confidently promote their safe use as a part of care.

Methods

In phase 1,

SUBMITTER: LaMonica HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485195 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature