Ethical and legal issues of privacy and patient rights in the application of information healthcare delivery systems
by Yair Babad, Avishai Lubitch
International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (IJHTM), Vol. 12, No. 3/4, 2011

Abstract: Large volumes of medical and personal data are stored in medical records and are processed and distributed by electronic means, making it accessible to a large number of users and enabling generation of profiles of patients and their relatives. The result is a fast developing onslaught on the valued personal private zone and the individual's rights. Different societies offer partial legal solutions to this onslaught, but privacy is a moving target whose legislative management is (almost) always behind the times. We review the ethical and legal aspects of privacy and patient's rights pursuit in healthcare delivery. We address the fundamental issue of medical information ownership, the rights it delegates to related parties (like patients, physicians, medical providers, hospitals, community, and the public), and the recognition and implementation of these rights by the legal and regulatory systems of several countries. We propose several measures that can enhance and standardise the protection of privacy and patient's rights.

Online publication date: Sat, 28-Mar-2015

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