Question

The government now requires physicians to store patient information in databases that are accessible in multiple locations by multiple people if they want to qualify for certain reimbursements. The rationale is that this will enable healthcare providers the ability to better serve their patients, as all will have access to the patients’ medical history. Many patients worry about compromised privacy and security, especially since these databases are accessible via the Internet. Should patients be allowed to opt out of these data collection systems or should it remain a government mandate? Provide justification for your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:-
The government required the physicians for storing the patient information in the database that is accessible in multiple locations by multiple people if they want to qualify for certain reimbursements. Thus it makes easier for different heal organizations and also governments to handle the date and share the data with each other in a specific format. This enables the health-care providers the ability to better serve their patients and they also have access to the patients medical history. There are many patients who would not want this, such as sharing and storing the data in the database and sharing those via the Internet which would have many security issues if the data is compromised. Thus many patients may not want this and thus may want to opt for this data collection and storage of the medical information. Patients can be allowed the out of these data collection systems when they want to keep their confidential medical history or any other specific history such as confidential information. That should be allowed for the patients to opt out of the data collection systems, as patients should have complete control of their data and without authorization, data should not be collected and used from the patients.