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- Photos and videos create significant value for health care (59/110, 53.6%), where images support diagnosis, explanation, and treatment (functional value). They also provide value directly to patients through enhanced self-determination (39/110, 35.4%), social (33/110, 30%), and emotional support (21/110, 19.1%).
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Apr 12, 2022 · Although photos and videos require effort to capture and involve challenges when patients want to use them in health care, they also engage and empower patients, generating unique value. This review highlights areas for future research and strategies for addressing these challenges.
- 10.2196/28867
- 2022/04
- J Med Internet Res. 2022 Apr; 24(4): e28867.
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.
- The Hipaa Rules For Pictures and Videos
- Are visitors Allowed to Take Pictures Under HIPAA?
- Baby Walls and Hipaa Pictures and Videos Rules
- Penalties For Violating Hipaa Pictures and Videos Rules
- Hipaa Pictures and Videos Compliance
When pictures and videos qualify as PHI, they are subject to the General Principals for Uses and Disclosures found in the Privacy Rule, and the Administrative, Physical, and Technical Safeguards of the Security Rule. Business associates are also required to comply with the HIPAA rules for pictures and videos when providing a service to, or on behal...
Visitors are allowed to take pictures under HIPAA because the pictures or videos being taken are being created, received, transmitted, or stored by someone other than a covered entity and the HIPAA Rules do not apply to visitors. Because of this interpretation, some covered entities are reluctant to allow workforce members to take pictures on behal...
One of the grayer areas of the HIPAA pictures and videos rules concerns whether unsolicited images sent to medical professionals are classified as PHI and subject to the Privacy and Security Rules. These images can include photos sent to an obstetrician for inclusion on a “baby wall”, Thank You cards sent to a hospice that feature a picture of a de...
In the majority of circumstances, picture and video-related violations of HIPAA are accidental or incidental – i.e., those that are incidental to a permissible use of disclosure of PHI that exceed the minimum necessary standard. If these are reported to HHS’ Office for Civil Rights by a patient, the most likely outcome is technical assistance to pr...
There is no doubt that HIPAA pictures and videos compliance is complex, and easy to see why covered entities and business associates might adopt the approach that every photo and video is PHI. However, this approach can create issues with baby walls, unappreciated greetings cards, and patients and visitors who want a record of a birth, recovery, or...
Feb 16, 2021 · Nurses in Nova Scotia are becoming fed up with people using their cellphones to record them while they work, a growing problem that can distract health workers from their jobs and violates ...
Oct 22, 2024 · An emerging field within digital health is digital narrative medicine, 13 which integrates patients’ illness narratives using digital tools such as video diaries and journalling apps, with clinical data to inform care strategies and improve service delivery.
Jul 13, 2020 · Patients may need additional reassurance about how their images will be kept secure before providing their consent for storage and processing. It’s also important to consider relevant laws regarding intimate images of adults, as well as safeguarding 4 for vulnerable adults.
Apr 23, 2021 · This Comment explores consent and offers reflective advice on the use of medical images on social media. Medical images have always had an extended role, beyond their clinical purpose, to...
