EHRs and Privacy Protection in LMICs Sam Wambugu, PMP, MPH MEASURE Evaluation December 14, 2016 Global Digital Health Conference
Background Rapid growth of EHR Reduce medical errors Enhance access to information Facilitate management of diseases Support continuum of care
Unsafe EHR Practices Shared passwords Physical data transfer practices Unencrypted data transmission systems Low data security awareness Lack legal, regulatory and institutional support
What is likely to happen? Risk of data loss Loss of trust and integrity Hacking, denial of services Legal and financial liabilities
Possible solutions Technology Institutional strengthening Supportive legal framework Triage data by sensitivity Co-creation with client
This presentation was produced with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of MEASURE Evaluation cooperative agreement AID-OAA-L-14-00004. MEASURE Evaluation is implemented by the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partnership with ICF International; John Snow, Inc.; Management Sciences for Health; Palladium; and Tulane University. Views expressed are not necessarily those of USAID or the United States government. www.measureevaluation.org