In today’s day and era, data protection and data safeguarding is of utmost importance because knowledge is power and data is knowledge. Data piracy and data theft is on the rise all across the globe and Senior Citizens Care Homes are no different, hence it is extremely critical for Care Homes staff to be trained on safeguarding residents information.
While on one hand “The India Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDPA)” was a landmark initiative however to be honest I am a bit sceptical about its implementation at the grassroot level (Care Homes Level).
Internationally there are strict guidelines on storage and destruction of data of residents, however in India 95% of Care Homes would not be even aware of the Data Protection Act of India.
Though there are different data destruction methods for physical data and electronic data like physical destruction, degaussing, and data wiping, however it is advisable to follow the National Standards for the same.
The attached document is from “Indian Health Facility Guidelines (HFG-India)” which is uploaded by RFHHA with knowledge partners TAHPI Pty Ltd & iHFG.
1) Medical Records Room – 9m2
Medical Records Room is a room for clerical activities including record sorting and secure storage of medical records which can also have a photocopier, printer and a computer as per the policy of the Care Home.
The document can be accessed on https://india.healthfacilityguidelines.com/Guidelines/Index/HFG-India or can be downloaded here (Medical Records Room) or can be viewed below