Security News > 2021 > December > Telemedicine: Doctors and patients are both worried about privacy and data security
Telehealth has had a big impact on healthcare over the last year but people on both sides of those video calls are worried about privacy and data security.
The Kaspersky Healthcare report 2021 found that doctors and nurses are concerned about data security, potential HIPAA violations and even misdiagnosis due to poor quality video.
About half of telehealth providers said they had patients who refused to join a video visit due to privacy and data security concerns.
Healthcare providers are also worried with 81% citing concerns about how patient data will be used and shared from telehealth sessions, as well as the security of data and personal penalties that might be a result of data leakage during a remote consultation.
Robotics: 57%.Telehealth: 50%.Mobile health/self-diagnostic apps: 45%.Wearables: 34%.3D printing: 32%.Implanted chips: 30%.Big data: 26%.Artificial intelligence: 16%. Responses varied by region when the question focused on whether or not technology can replace doctors.
In addition to managing data during video consultations, healthcare leaders have security issues with securing all kinds of digital devices.