How do you know if Internet health information is reliable? There’s a lot of information out there, but can it be trusted? Alternatively, how do you …
Continue ReadingTraditionally, debates about confidentiality and privacy of sensitive patient information have focused on who should have access to the information. …
Continue ReadingAs the use of electronic medical records grows, the issue of informed consent to disclosure becomes more and more important. The benefits that come …
Continue ReadingIn our increasingly technological world, the duty of care extends to looking after patients’ information as well as the patients themselves to protect …
Continue ReadingThere are both ethical and legal obligations to keep personally identifiable patient information private. The legal framework varies according to your …
Continue ReadingIn the golden age, which probably never existed, your information was safe with your personal physician. Not least because it was recorded on a paper …
Continue ReadingPersonal health data is governed by privacy legislation. The first UK Data Protection Act was established in 1984 to deal with protection of data held …
Continue ReadingAlthough individual patient information may have little commercial value, electronic records are at risk not just from people who want to read them …
Continue ReadingThis article is based upon a real patient’s experience and is designed to show the implications of the issues raised in other articles in this …
Continue ReadingGood record keeping is an essential part of health care and the responsibility of every clinician. Many clinicians feel comfortable with paper-based …
Continue ReadingWe need computers because our paper-based systems simply cannot provide adequate information to support the information needs of a large modern dental …
Continue ReadingThis article is designed to take a deeper look into the methodology behind disease management for a clearer understanding into the practice.
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