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In brief: Physicians should obtain express consent from patients to use clinical photographs and videos for educational or promotional purposes. Consent forms are appropriate. Remove any personal identifiers to protect patient confidentiality. If practising in a hospital or institution, be aware of the organization’s policies. Physicians ...
Nov 12, 2018 · Abstract. It is easy to capture and share clinical photographs and x-ray images using modern smartphones. This technology affords health-care providers the ability to rapidly collaborate and facilitate care for their patients. This improvement, however, has increased concerns regarding patient privacy and the safeguarding of protected health ...
- John F. Nettrour, M. Benjamin Burch, B. Sonny Bal
- 10.1016/j.artd.2018.10.001
- 2019
- Arthroplast Today. 2019 Mar; 5(1): 57-60.
Apr 30, 2024 · Compliance with HIPAA is a foundational aspect of managing medical photography. This regulatory framework safeguards patient information, ensuring that all medical images are handled with confidentiality and security. By adhering to these regulations, healthcare providers mitigate the risk of data breaches, which can have serious legal and ...
Dec 9, 2022 · This protection includes patient imaging data, which clinical photographs are considered. Patients own the rights to their own likeness, meaning that although medical providers are responsible for safe and secure storage, patients retain the rights to the actual contents of their images.
Medical photography plays a crucial role in supporting diagnosis. High-quality images can capture details that might be missed during a physical examination, aiding in the identification of conditions such as skin diseases, oral pathologies, and wound infections. Dermatologists, for example, rely heavily on photographic documentation to monitor ...
Aug 26, 2022 · ### What you need to know Despite widespread use of mobile devices for medical photography,123 there is a distinct lack of published resources offering technical and practical advice to help clinicians and patients take images of a suitable quality for clinical use. Since covid-19, however, specialties such as dermatology and wound care now consider photographs a mandatory part of the referral ...
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Feb 24, 2015 · Informed consent for medical photography may not necessarily operate in the same way that traditional medical informed consent for treatment does. Generally, informed consent requires disclosure of the diagnosis, the proposed treatment's probable success, other alternative treatments and their respective success rates, and the possible risks and complications that accompany each option 23 .
