Medical privacy and its value for patients

To review privacy issues of medical information and current legal guidelines. Government regulations and reports. Patients must have trust and confidence that the health care system will safeguard their health information and that it will not be used to discriminate against them through insurance or...

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Published in:Seminars in oncology nursing 2002-05, Vol.18 (2), p.105-108
Main Author: Meier, Eileen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Confidentiality - legislation & jurisprudence
General aspects
Humans
Medical sciences
Nursing
Oncology Nursing
Tumors
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Summary:To review privacy issues of medical information and current legal guidelines. Government regulations and reports. Patients must have trust and confidence that the health care system will safeguard their health information and that it will not be used to discriminate against them through insurance or employment. Health care professionals must be sensitive to the privacy needs of patients during the collection and storage of data, the access to information, and the sharing of patient information.
ISSN:0749-2081
1878-3449
DOI:10.1053/sonu.2002.32507