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Confidentiality: An Expectation In Health Care, Anita L. Allen
Confidentiality: An Expectation In Health Care, Anita L. Allen
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The practice of confidentiality has continued in an era of increased, voluntary openness about medical information in everyday life. Indeed the number and variety of state and federal laws mandating confidentiality by medical professionals has increased in the last dozen years. Moreover, personal injury suits alleging breach of confidentiality or invasion of privacy, along with suits asserting evidentiary privileges, reflect the reality that expectations of confidentiality of medical records and relationships remain strong.
Access To Medical Records For Research Purposes: Varying Perceptions Across Research Ethics Boards, Donald Willison, Claudia Emerson, Karen Szala-Meneok, Elaine Gibson, Lisa Schwartz, Karen Weisbaum, François Fournier, Kevin Brazil, Michael Coughlin
Access To Medical Records For Research Purposes: Varying Perceptions Across Research Ethics Boards, Donald Willison, Claudia Emerson, Karen Szala-Meneok, Elaine Gibson, Lisa Schwartz, Karen Weisbaum, François Fournier, Kevin Brazil, Michael Coughlin
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Variation across research ethics boards (REBs) in conditions placed on access to medical records for research purposes raises concerns around negative impacts on research quality and on human subject protection, including privacy. Aim: To study variation in REB consent requirements for retrospective chart review and who may have access to the medical record for data abstraction. Methods: Thirty 90-min face-to-face interviews were conducted with REB chairs and administrators affiliated with faculties of medicine in Canadian universities, using structured questions around a case study with open-ended responses. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and coded manually. Results: Fourteen sites (47%) required individual patient …