CIO Podcast – Episode 54: Patient Information Privacy with Natalie Pageler, MD

For the 54th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Natalie Pageler, MD, CMIO at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health to talk about patient information privacy! To kick things off, Pageler shares some of the unique challenges that exist with data privacy for children. Then we shift into the roles healthcare organizations and patients/parents have in keeping information private. Next Pageler offers tips/guidance on how we can all keep our health information private. Then we take a look at various health apps to discuss their role in information privacy. Looking forward, we move on to the areas that healthcare organizations need to work on to ensure patient data privacy. We also take a look at the balance that is needed with privacy needs and data sharing, as both are becoming crucial in this digital age. And to end this episode, Pageler shares the best advice she’s received in her career.

Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss on this episode:

• Give us a feel for some of the unique data privacy challenges that exist for children.
• What’s the role of the healthcare organization vs the patient (or parents) to keep their healthcare information private?
• What are some tips or guidance you could offer patients when it comes to the privacy of their health information? (social, internet browser, messaging platforms)
• How about health specific apps like a period tracking app? What do you think of these apps when it comes to privacy?
• What are some areas that healthcare organizations need to work to ensure privacy of their patient data?
• How do we balance data sharing through HIEs/QHINs/Information Blocking with privacy needs?
• What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given in your career?

Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the CIO Podcast by Healthcare IT Today.