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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to analyse the potential problems associated with sending hospital patients' medical records to different levels of the judiciary. Transmittal of such information may create a conflict between the duty to cooperate with the legal system and the patient's right to privacy. In our analysis of a total of nearly 380 such transmittals of medical histories in Spain, we found that approximately 90% involved possible negligence on the part of the hospital administration. In view of the current mobility of populations in different countries, and the increasing availability of medical data on electronic databases, we believe a coherent system of in-house regulations and international legislation should be passed to create a systematized framework for the protection of the patient's right to privacy.
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0723-1393
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
277-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-8-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Placing medical information in the hands of the judiciary: medicolegal problems.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Records Service, University of Granada Hospital, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article