Patient’s privacy in digital health

Digital health service is getting popular nowadays in the world. Health authorities and health services record the health information of the patients in the digital database. However, the safety of the digital health records is a burning question in the modern world due to hacking, data breach and data loss. Therefore, AMA (Australian Medical Association) outlines some essential principles for patient privacy in digital health (Published on 16 February 2023). AMA circulated a recent position statement that emphasized to ensure privacy and safekeeping of patients’ digital health records in line with international best standards.