Do you feel uneasy writing out all of your personal information in a hospital waiting room? You are not alone and your worry is not without reason. Data breaches are becoming more and more frequent, and identity theft has become a sustainable business that will not be eradicated at any time in the near future.
In Giva's recent article, "Healthcare Data Breaches on the Rise: Implications and Solutions" published by Becker's Health IT & CIO Review, a new solution is proposed in a way which renders the data "valueless" to hackers. The article explains a new system that, once implemented fully, would provide aliases for each patient so that hospitals and healthcare workers can focus on their already-challenging jobs instead of worrying about also protecting vast amounts of Protected Health Information (PHI).