Privacy and public health at risk: Public health confidentiality in the digital age
Privacy and public health at risk: Public health confidentiality in the digital age
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2006.107706
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发表时间：
2008-05-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Henning, Kelly J.
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作者：
Myers, Julie;Frieden, Thomas R.;Henning, Kelly J.
公共卫生机构越来越多地使用电子手段来获取、使用、维护和存储个人健康信息。电子数据格式可以提高核心公共卫生功能的性能，但可能会威胁隐私，因为它们可以很容易地复制和传输给未经授权的人。虽然这样的安全漏洞确实会发生，但电子数据可以比纸质记录更好地保护，因为可以促进身份验证，授权，审计和问责制。公共卫生专业人员应与法律和信息技术同事合作，评估可能的威胁，实施更新的政策，培训员工，并制定预防性工程措施，以保护非正式的离子。增强的物理和电子控制可以防止滥用数据，最大限度地减少安全漏洞的风险，并有助于维护公共卫生机构的声誉和诚信。
Public health agencies increasingly use electronic means to acquire, use, maintain, and store personal health information. Electronic data formats can improve performance of core public health functions, but potentially threaten privacy because they can be easily duplicated and transmitted to unauthorized people.Although such Security breaches do occur, electronic data can be better secured than paper records, because authentication, authorization, auditing, and accountability can be facilitated. Public health professionals should collaborate with law and information technology colleagues to assess possible threats, implement updated policies, train staff, and develop preventive engineering measures to protect informal ion.Tightened physical and electronic controls can prevent misuse of data, minimize the risk of security breaches, and help maintain the reputation and integrity of public health agencies.