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The Challenge of Protecting Healthcare Professionals' Privacy Rights

2024-02-14 18:39:55.091000

The prevalence of healthcare professionals' personal information being widely available on the internet is a well-known problem. Approximately 85% of doctors worry about whether patients will access their personal information online [8d97fbfd]. Efforts have been made to mitigate this, but the problem is far from being fully resolved. Healthcare professionals often have to provide their home address on forms such as the national provider identifier (NPI) application or the Articles of Organization for their limited liability company (LLC). Some applicants resort to providing their home address because they feel like it's their only option. There are three categories of individuals who put their home address on these forms: those who missed the warning, those who are confused about the wording, and those who have a different sensibility about privacy. Privacy has become a privilege, and the cost is far too high. More than 80% of nurses face workplace violence, yet healthcare professionals' home addresses are published on the internet for anyone to find. The lack of available alternatives is troublesome. Therapists have to choose between maintaining privacy or paying thousands of dollars every year for an office space they don't need [8d97fbfd].

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