Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ521056
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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The Computer-Based Patient Record and Confidentiality.
Woodward, Beverly
Advancing the Consumer Interest, v8 n1 p18-22 Spr 1996
Information technology poses a threat to confidentiality of medical records. The number of parties claiming a need to know is increasing, but unrestricted access can lead to improper disclosure. Making health records semipublic may affect when and how people choose to obtain medical services. (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Confidentiality, Databases, Medical Services, Patients, Privacy, Records (Forms)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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