Recently, the FDA approved software that runs on the iPhone and iPad to be used by doctors to aid in medical diagnoses. The benefit of this software is that it allows doctors to view medical images immediately at any location. This eliminates the need for a doctor to use valuable time traveling to a lab to view films.
I was interested in using this article for this Biz Buzz assignment because it is different from articles I used in the past. This is the first time software has been approved by the FDA for use by doctors to aid in medical diagnoses.
What measures should be taken to ensure patient’s privacy? What would prevent an unauthorized person from taking the iPhone/iPad and viewing private medical records? Do you think the benefits out-weight the risks?
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I think that the benefits would outweigh the current risks! Doctors could send radiology tests to others doctors for a second opinion or a question at the blink of an eye. New technology always brings new risks, but I think the perceived risks and the actual risks are very different.
ReplyDeleteI'm not really sure about this one. Currently radiology scans can be seen and have been seen at any nursing terminal in the hospitals. All you need is to have access to one of them.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand if a family doctor has ordered scans that is a different story. It usually takes somewhere from 2-3 weeks for family doctors to receive back scans an outside place, if the technology is to apply to that then the benefits would be outstanding. But, if it is for in hospital use, the cost vs effectiveness, I find that it is not a necessity, such that there are already so many computer terminals around and carrying ipads around would be much more of a hassle to make sure no one takes it during an emergency situation