“The idea that you have medical privacy is a myth,” in the connected world of medical devices, EHRs and healthcare IoT, according to health technology analyst Skip Snow, speaking at the mHealth Summit. “Your data is out there at Walgreens when you get your prescription filled. “People are going to be able to see what your doctor has been up to” with their personal data, he said. Speaking at the same conference, Qualcomm Life CMO, Dr James Mault, dismissed the hype and said: "The problem is you have no access to your own data. Hospitals have greater access to your credit card history than your health records [...] We are never going to have a system where the risk is zero”.
“The idea that you have medical privacy is a myth,” in the connected world of medical devices, EHRs and healthcare IoT, according to health technology analyst Skip Snow, speaking at the mHealth Summit. “People are going to be able to see what your doctor has been up to” with their personal data, he said. Speaking at the same conference, Qualcomm Life CMO, Dr James Mault, dismissed the hype and said: "The problem is you have no access to your own data. Hospitals have greater access to your credit card history than your health records [...] We are never going to have a system where the risk is zero”.