Reporting health data in waiting rooms with mobile technology: Patient expectation and confirmation

Advances in technology are transforming the way that health data is collected and used. This includes improvements in existing technology as well as innovations in mobile technology such as smartphone apps and wearables. Health data is strictly regulated under the eu Data Protection Directive 95/46/ec. Under current data protection rules, health data is broadly interpreted and will, in most circumstances not connected to the provision of healthcare, require organisations to obtain explicit consent from individuals for its collection and use. Further data protection compliance issues arise such as identifying who is a controller, ensuring transparency, using health data for research purposes and keeping health data secure. As the eu data protection landscape is due to change in the next few years and will affect the collection and use of health data, the forthcoming Data Protection Regulation also deserves attention.

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8. Confidentiality

Medical Law ◽

10.1093/he/9780198825845.003.0008 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 420-469

Author(s):

Emily Jackson

Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Big Data ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Data Protection ◽

Health Data ◽

Patient Confidentiality ◽

General Data Protection Regulation ◽

Patients Rights ◽

General Data ◽

Gain Access

All books in this flagship series contain carefully selected substantial extracts from key cases, legislation, and academic debate, providing students with a stand-alone resource. This chapter first examines the ethical justifications for protecting patient confidentiality and then discusses: the different legal sources of the duty of confidence, including the new General Data Protection Regulation; exceptions to the duty of confidence; and the remedies available for its breach. It briefly considers patients’ rights to gain access to their medical records. Finally, the chapter covers the implications of ‘big data’ and machine learning for healthcare, and the increasing use of mobile technology in order to generate, store and transmit health data, known as mHealth.

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AAC Decision-Making and Mobile Technology: Points to Ponder

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac23.2.104 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 104-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Mary Ann Abbott ◽

Debby McBride

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Communication System ◽

Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Alternative Communication ◽

Ipod Touch ◽

Feature Match

The purpose of this article is to outline a decision-making process and highlight which portions of the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluation process deserve special attention when deciding which features are required for a communication system in order to provide optimal benefit for the user. The clinician then will be able to use a feature-match approach as part of the decision-making process to determine whether mobile technology or a dedicated device is the best choice for communication. The term mobile technology will be used to describe off-the-shelf, commercially available, tablet-style devices like an iPhone®, iPod Touch®, iPad®, and Android® or Windows® tablet.

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Word-Finding Support From Mobile Technology Benefits a Woman With Aphasia

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac24.1.26 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 26-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yvonne Gillette

Keyword(s):

Mobile Technology ◽

Clinical Education ◽

Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽

Feature Matching ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Alternative Communication ◽

Alternative Intervention ◽

Communication Assessment ◽

Word Finding ◽

Intervention Costs

Mobile technology provides a solution for individuals who require augmentative and alternative intervention. Principles of augmentative and alternative communication assessment and intervention, such as feature matching and the participation model, developed with dedicated speech-generating devices can be applied to these generic mobile technologies with success. This article presents a clinical review of an adult with aphasia who reached her goals for greater communicative participation through mobile technology. Details presented include device selection, sequence of intervention, and funding issues related to device purchase and intervention costs. Issues related to graduate student clinical education are addressed. The purpose of the article is to encourage clinicians to consider mobile technology when intervening with an individual diagnosed with mild receptive and moderate expressive aphasia featuring word-finding difficulties.

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Game Changer

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac20.1.17 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 17-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Lateef McLeod

Keyword(s):

San Francisco ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Technology Tools ◽

Communication Challenges ◽

Communication Needs ◽

Game Changer

Abstract Individuals with significant communication challenges need to communicate across many different venues. The author, from the perspective of an individual who uses AAC, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of both traditional AAC technologies and new mobile AAC technologies. He describes how access to AAC has allowed him to fulfill his dreams as a presenter and writer. He successfully manages a blog in San Francisco, writes grants, and has published his first book of poetry. Not one AAC device fits all of his communication needs; however, access to mobile technology tools has increased his flexibility across environments and given him another successful tool for communication.

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