The mobile technology era: Potential benefits and the challenging quest to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1395-1397

  Rodriguez Feliz, Jose R ^a   Roth, Malcolm Z ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MOBILE PHONE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

CELLULAR PHONE; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHOTOGRAPHY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870914061     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31826d9d81     Document Type: Review

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