1 Should patient information security be maintained within t

1. Should patient information security be maintained within the hospital environment

2. or should they be outsourcing this data security

3. What are the pros and cons and decide what the best cost-effective solution is while being cognizant of the legal issues involved with patient data.

Solution

Yes patient information must be secured and it should be maintained by the respective hospital because. Because it you doesnt secure it may be harm to the patient who had admitted in the hospital

For example :if he some person is admitted in the hospital and he had many enemies who want to harm him so if hospital does secure his data where he is then he might be caused harm by his enemies

2.yes they can outsource this data security by conditions applied because they outsourcers may cause damage to the patient data and it may harm to the patient as well as hospitals,you should give all the. Permission to them but only limited condition ,the confidential matters are advisable to keep with the hospitals adminstration

3.the pros if the patient patient get rare disease which is dangerous and it has been already treated by this hospital then if there is any cases found similar to this patients situation it might be helpful to both patient and hospital to approach to his treatment in much efficient way and if he want any organs or blood of ssome categories then they can easily get blood to save them

Cons :there is chance of data theft and harm to the patientwhoo are in hhelp less positions so hospital must take of those situations