HI 201 Health Informatics (AY 2021-2022)

Read

1. Antonio, Carl & Patdu, Ivy & Marcelo, Alvin. (2013). Health Information Privacy in the Philippines: Trends and Challenges in Policy and Practice. Privacy in the Developing World—Philippines Monograph Series.
2. The Data Privacy Act of 2012 https://privacy.gov.ph/data-privacy-act/
3. Kruse CS, Smith B, Vanderlinden H, Nealand A. Security Techniques for the Electronic Health Records. J Med Syst. 2017;41(8):127.

Think

1. How does privacy differ from confidentiality?
2. Which provisions of the Data Privacy Act provide protection of health data?
3. Which health data are exempted from the application of the Data Privacy Act?
4. How can EHR data be secured?
5. Does the Philippines need health data-specific regulation like the HIPAA?

Dig deeper

In the CoVID-19 pandemic, the Data Privacy Act has been alluded to as a deterrent to releasing the names of persons with CoVID-19. Definitely, the issues of privacy and confidentiality are complex. Answer the driving question by creating a concept map.