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- Title
Protected health information on social networking sites: ethical and legal considerations.
- Authors
Thompson, Lindsay A; Black, Erik; Duff, W Patrick; Paradise Black, Nicole; Saliba, Heidi; Dawson, Kara
- Abstract
Social networking site use is increasingly common among emerging medical professionals, with medical schools even reporting disciplinary student expulsion. Medical professionals who use social networking sites have unique responsibilities since their postings could violate patient privacy. However, it is unknown whether students and residents portray protected health information and under what circumstances or contexts.
- Publication
Journal of medical Internet research, 2011, Vol 13, Issue 1, pe8
- ISSN
1438-8871
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2196/jmir.1590