Re-examining perceptions on healthcare privacy: Moving from a punitive model to an awareness model

Mowafa Househ*

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Abstract

In this position paper, I argue that, in the near future, the advent of social media, patient empowerment, and post-privacy will lead individuals to openly share their personal health information online with other individuals and groups. These actions will undermine the need for current privacy legislation, which cannot prevent individuals from divulging their own personal health information. As a result, current privacy legislation must change from a punitive and restrictive model to a model that empowers and promotes awareness about how individuals use their personal health information online.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHEALTHINF 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics
Pages287-291
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventHEALTHINF 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
Duration: 1 Feb 20124 Feb 2012

Publication series

NameHEALTHINF 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics

Conference

ConferenceHEALTHINF 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityVilamoura, Algarve
Period1/02/124/02/12

Keywords

  • Health information
  • Post-privacy
  • Privacy
  • Social media

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