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EHRs and Privacy Protection in LMICs

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1 EHRs and Privacy Protection in LMICs
Sam Wambugu, PMP, MPH MEASURE Evaluation December 14, 2016 Global Digital Health Conference

2 Background Rapid growth of EHR Reduce medical errors
Enhance access to information Facilitate management of diseases Support continuum of care

3 Unsafe EHR Practices Shared passwords Physical data transfer practices
Unencrypted data transmission systems Low data security awareness Lack legal, regulatory and institutional support

4 What is likely to happen?
Risk of data loss Loss of trust and integrity Hacking, denial of services Legal and financial liabilities

5 Possible solutions Technology Institutional strengthening
Supportive legal framework Triage data by sensitivity Co-creation with client

6 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 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.


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