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A thousand words in the palm of your hand: management of clinical photography on personal mobile devices
Author(s) -
Allen Kieran G,
Eleftheriou Paul,
Ferguson John
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja16.00520
Subject(s) - library science , citation , sociology , computer science
499 Usmartphones and tablets, has forever changed how we communicate. In the clinical environment, photography has extended beyond professional photography units and into the hands of clinicians throughPMDs.Opportunities to optimisepatient carehavebeenenhancedbythis immediate transfer of accurate and relevant clinical images. Despite these benefits, photographic documentation of the patient’s condition on PMDs creates a sensitive personal record on inherently insecuredeviceswhen thepatient isvulnerable. This exposes patients to an ongoing risk of potentially serious consequences and psychological harm in the event of illicit publication.Health care organisationsmust ensure that security is aparamount concernand that their clinicians obtain consent appropriately to minimise the risk of a breach of patient confidentiality.