Balancing data sharing and patient privacy in interoperable health systems

Authors

  • Subrahmanyasarma Chitta Software Engineer, Access2Care LLC, Colorado, USA Author
  • Justin Crawly Manager of Software Development, Doctors-on-Demand, Brisbane, Australia Author
  • Sai Ganesh Reddy Support Researcher, Satyabamma University, Chennai, India Author
  • Dheeraj Kumar Senior Technical Lead, New York eHealth Collaborative, New York, USA Author

Keywords:

data sharing, patient privacy, interoperable health systems

Abstract

Data flow and patient privacy challenge compatible healthcare systems. Sensitive medical data for treatment continuity must be shared by systems, companies, and healthcare providers. Interactive technology has to protect patient privacy and data interchange if we are to improve healthcare. The paper evaluates critically legislative developments in HIT and patient data policies impeding harmonization. Clinically, interoperable health systems exchange data. Big data flows might lead to privacy violations, illicit access, and patient data breaches. Examined include ethical, legal, and technological privacy in contexts of interoperable health. 

This paper investigates regional data privacy rules, GDPR, and HIPAA that impact world health systems. Talk on the challenges to reach these objectives in interoperable systems and the need of healthcare data mobility. The paper also shows how patient data is safeguarded during transfers using anonymization, de-identification, and encryption. Merits, drawbacks, and trade-offs are assessed in healthcare provider data and privacy protection technology.
Expanding health information exchange (HIE) models and healthcare institution collaboration emphasize patient privacy in data sharing. Interoperability raises privacy issues while nevertheless transferring medical data. This study exposes "privacy by design," in which the architecture of interoperable systems tackles privacy right away. Investigating health IT privacy in the paper employs risk reduction and data sharing architecture. 

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Published

31-01-2019

How to Cite

[1]
Subrahmanyasarma Chitta, Justin Crawly, Sai Ganesh Reddy, and Dheeraj Kumar, “Balancing data sharing and patient privacy in interoperable health systems ”, Distrib. Learn. Broad Appl. Sci. Res., vol. 5, pp. 886–925, Jan. 2019, Accessed: Mar. 14, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://dlbasr.org/index.php/publication/article/view/7