PHI and PII protection in patient data collection

A George
A George E Member
edited October 2 in OpenText Hackathon #1

One of the 5 challenges for this Hackathon was centred around PHI and PII protection in patient data collection.

Why this matters?

Patient confidentiality is the utmost important factor when designing healthcare solutions. Protected Health Information (PHI) is a specific type of sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) that is collected by a healthcare provider or other covered entity for the provision of healthcare services. Some countries have created standards on how to implement specific technical operational safeguards to protect PHI such as:

• United States HIPAA

• Canada PIPEDA

• India DISHA

The ask:

We asked developers to come up with creative solutions to protect and manage PHI and PII. Submissions for this challenge brought out innovative ideas that incorporated blockchain, AI and anonymization techniques to protect patient data. Head over to the winners page to read more about their solution!

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