Which of the following should be the MOST important consideration for a hospital planning to...

 Privacy requirements should be the most important consideration for a hospital planning to use cloud services and mobile applications, because they involve the protection of sensitive and personal health information (PHI) of the patients and staff. PHI is a type of data that is subject to strict regulations and standards, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the US1, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU2, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in Canada3. These regulations and standards require the hospital to ensure that PHI is collected, stored, processed, and transmitted in a secure and compliant manner, and that the rights and consent of the data subjects are respected. Using cloud services and mobile applications can pose significant challenges and risks to privacy, such as data breaches, unauthorized access, data loss, data residency, third-party liability, etc. Therefore, the hospital should carefully evaluate the privacy requirements and implications of using cloud services and mobile applications, and adoptappropriate governance, policies, controls, and measures to safeguard PHI in the cloud environment.