isaacr25
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Need photo management and delivery solution
Hey everyone,
I work in the healthcare field, and we have a pretty specific need when it comes to photos. Physicians like to take photos on their personal cell phones (for legitimate treatment purposes) because it's very convenient. However, that practice causes headaches when it comes to privacy and security regulations, as it should.
Here is a very high level layout of what I'm looking for.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a solution (or a combination of solutions) that would be close to satisfying some of these requirements?
Thanks in advance.
I work in the healthcare field, and we have a pretty specific need when it comes to photos. Physicians like to take photos on their personal cell phones (for legitimate treatment purposes) because it's very convenient. However, that practice causes headaches when it comes to privacy and security regulations, as it should.
Here is a very high level layout of what I'm looking for.
Mobile photo app
Allows entry of metadata for each photo (for indexing, searching etc)
Tied to a specific storage medium (cloud or other alternatives)
No ability to download photos to local device
Ability to send a link to the photo to someone else if needed (not send the actual photo)
Authentication required of course, if possible
Maybe some sort of control to delete photos after a pre-determined amount of time
Can anyone point me in the direction of a solution (or a combination of solutions) that would be close to satisfying some of these requirements?
Thanks in advance.
Dave Baldwin
Technically, you are downloading them to even view them. At that point it is just a screen shot to save them.
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I understand that. I'm looking for reasonable safeguards, not something that's 100% unbeatable.
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@Merete, the first problem is that the physicians are violating several regulations in putting the patient photos on their phones in the first place. It is essentially against US law to put patient information anywhere that is not under lock and key and your control. So outside 'hosting' is almost out of the question.
As for the physicians 'owning' the photos, in a medical situation that is questionable when the pictures are of patients. I believe that legally, you would have to have the patient's permission or a warrant to share those pictures with a third party when they are not part of the medical information system.
As for the physicians 'owning' the photos, in a medical situation that is questionable when the pictures are of patients. I believe that legally, you would have to have the patient's permission or a warrant to share those pictures with a third party when they are not part of the medical information system.
Thankyou Dave appreciate this as I'm in Australia, but those laws should be the same.
I suppose they would need to find a way to have a photo meeting privately on a local network?
Will take that onboard as I didn't know that. ;)
cheers
I suppose they would need to find a way to have a photo meeting privately on a local network?
Will take that onboard as I didn't know that. ;)
cheers
I don't know if Australia has it's own version of the US HIPAA laws. Me and my medical friends figured that some US politician had STDs and someone leaked his medical records... so they passed a law making it illegal to allow anyone not part of the medical treatment team, not even other doctors, to see any part of a person's medical records. You can probably guess how well that usually works in practice but that is the law.
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That's correct. Legally they can access and view patient info, but there are regulations around the privacy and security of the info. For instance, they can certainly view photos etc., but those photos should have reasonable safeguards around them.
It's not looking like there is any one solution that can satisfy these needs. I'll have to look at a combination of possible solutions.
It's not looking like there is any one solution that can satisfy these needs. I'll have to look at a combination of possible solutions.
I know of a few doctors who have their own Facebook isaacr25, if the face of the individuals is not shown should be fine.
If there is any concerns fade out their faces and get their permissions if their images will be used in a public place.
I exampled how to blur a face here, very easy to do.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28533547/blurring-the-image-on-the-photo.html
If there is any concerns fade out their faces and get their permissions if their images will be used in a public place.
I exampled how to blur a face here, very easy to do.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28533547/blurring-the-image-on-the-photo.html
ASKER
Hi Merete,
The regulations are much more complex than that. Faces are not the only type of image that are covered. Any image that is unique enough to identify an individual would be subject to protection.
The regulations are much more complex than that. Faces are not the only type of image that are covered. Any image that is unique enough to identify an individual would be subject to protection.
Thank you isaacr25, I completely understand how the worldwide internet puts us in an entirely different exposed situation, available to everything and anyone compared to the old days of sharing information in a group with no internet.
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Best Wishes
Merete
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Best Wishes
Merete