Protecting Sensitive Patient Data: Applying the Principles of Data Privacy to Healthcare
The medical industry holds sensitive personal data along with other critical data. The healthcare industry, unlike financial institutions with stringent cybersecurity policies, lacks strong regulations around cybersecurity and privacy. This turns out to be a bottleneck for practitioners in adhering to certain best practices for data privacy.
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The session will cover:
- How are labs and hospitals handling patient data
- Relevance of policy guidelines like GDPR to healthcare services
- Evolution of data privacy and protection principles for the healthcare industry