Question

Why is it so difficult to maintain compliance with privacy and security regulations in healthcare?

Answer 1

Difficulties in maintaining compliance with privacy and security regulations

Many laws and regulations have been made to safeguard privacy and safety of patients but still technological threat are evolving and there is risk of security breach.

1. Difficulty In maintaining health information-

there is increase in adoption of electronic health records EHR to support doctors in treating patient by sharing their data, but a network that share large quantities of medical data between multiple providers creates an opportunity for data thieves or hackers to track patients data easily.

2. Technological errors- when data or Information is shared through encrypted folders in the cloud or share information via emails, then it is easy for hackers to access the personal data . Even with increase in use health care mobile apps in mobile devices the patient data are more prone to vulnerabilities of cloud and individual mobile devices.

3. Data breaches- there is increase in health care data breaches that, affect nearly 100 million individuals, lead to exposure of patients data and cause loss of patients trust.

4. There is legislative gaps such as gaps between HIPAA and consumer privacy bill of rights laws which makes it difficult.

5. Hospitals keep on using old technology and do not upgrade their technological equipment regularly.which secures their data.

Including above and  many other factors like lack of trust etc. That makes it difficult to maintain compliance.