Jusletter IT

Rules for Liability and Evidence Blocking Innovative Information Technologies in Healthcare

  • Autor/Autorin: Filip Křepelka
  • Kategorie: Beiträge
  • Region: Tschechien
  • Rechtsgebiete: Datenschutz
  • Sammlung: Tagungsband IRIS 2017
  • Zitiervorschlag: Filip Křepelka, Rules for Liability and Evidence Blocking Innovative Information Technologies in Healthcare, in: Jusletter IT 23. Februar 2017
The paper addresses challenges related to application of new information technologies in healthcare. Medical confidentiality is principle of law and ethics. Nowadays, electronic records are used for internal data management. Nevertheless, paper excerpts are further used for communication with patients and among providers because projects integrating medical records faced opposition due to fears of compromising privacy. Data resulting from examinations boost medical records. However, providers can be reluctant to retain all available data if courts can use them as evidence for malpractice.

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Summarizing rules on medical confidentiality and records
  • 2.1. Medical confidentiality
  • 2.2. Medical records
  • 2.3. Confidentiality related to medical records
  • 3. Technologies of medical records
  • 3.1. Medical records on paper
  • 3.2. Transition to electronic information systems
  • 3.3. Risks related to electronic medical records
  • 3.4. Obstacles to total abandonment of paper
  • 4. Access of patients to their medical records
  • 4.1. Evolution of access to medical records
  • 4.2. Non-standard and secret records
  • 5. New information in healthcare
  • 5.1. Health information technologies
  • 5.2. Basic and extended medical information
  • 5.3. Reluctance to collect and retain extended information
  • 5.4. Intentional recording of communication
  • 6. Closing remarks
  • 7. References 

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