Telehealth Privacy And Security Tips For Healthcare Providers and Patients

Abstract

In response to social distancing recommendations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers are rapidly deploying remote or virtual healthcare services to sustain care for their patients. In many cases, telehealth approaches are new to the patient and the provider and may involve ad hoc solutions to meet communications needs as we contend with a national medical emergency. Maintaining patient privacy remains important. Below are some recommendations from MITRE to maintain patient privacy and security in these challenging times.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 2020
Accession Number
AD1125291

Entities

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Authentication
  • Communication Equipment
  • Covid-19
  • Cryptography
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Emergencies
  • First Responders
  • Health
  • Instructions
  • Line Of Sight
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microphones
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Security
  • Telemedicine
  • Weapons Support Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

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