DocumentCode
1367111
Title
Information and medical ethics: protecting patient privacy
Author
Cushman, Reid
Author_Institution
Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Volume
15
Issue
3
fYear
1996
Firstpage
32
Lastpage
39
Abstract
As medical records become electronic, pieces of everyone´s health history will reside in public and private computer repositories. The paper discusses issues of medical ethics, including the protection of patient privacy
Keywords
data privacy; medical information systems; professional aspects; security of data; social aspects of automation; computer repositories; data security; health history; medical ethics; medical information system; medical records; patient privacy; Costs; Ethics; Hospitals; Information technology; Legislation; Medical services; Privacy; Proposals; Protection; Telecommunications;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-0097
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/44.536299
Filename
536299
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