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VOIP for Telerehabilitation: A Risk Analysis for Privacy, Security, and HIPAA Compliance.

Watzlaf, Valerie JM and Moeini, Sohrab and Firouzan, Patti (2010) VOIP for Telerehabilitation: A Risk Analysis for Privacy, Security, and HIPAA Compliance. Int J Telerehabil, 2 (2). 3 - 14. ISSN 1945-2020

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Abstract

Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems such as Adobe ConnectNow, Skype, ooVoo, etc. may include the use of software applications for telerehabilitation (TR) therapy that can provide voice and video teleconferencing between patients and therapists. Privacy and security applications as well as HIPAA compliance within these protocols have been questioned by information technologists, providers of care and other health care entities. This paper develops a privacy and security checklist that can be used within a VoIP system to determine if it meets privacy and security procedures and whether it is HIPAA compliant. Based on this analysis, specific HIPAA criteria that therapists and health care facilities should follow are outlined and discussed, and therapists must weigh the risks and benefits when deciding to use VoIP software for TR.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Watzlaf, Valerie JMvalgeo@pitt.eduVALGEO
Moeini, Sohrab
Firouzan, Patti
Date: 2010
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Int J Telerehabil
Volume: 2
Number: 2
Page Range: 3 - 14
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.5195/ijt.2010.6056
Schools and Programs: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences > Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: HIPAA, Risk analysis, Voice over the Internet Protocol (VOIP), privacy, security, telerehabilitation
ISSN: 1945-2020
Date Deposited: 18 Jul 2014 21:10
Last Modified: 05 Dec 2017 16:56
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22264

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