Participated without consent: Mandatory authorization of government database for secondary use.
Dev World Bioeth
; 20(4): 200-208, 2020 12.
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ABSTRACT
Compared with data that is initially collected for research purposes, the mandatory authorization of a government database for secondary use deserves greater scrutiny because it consists of information that is collected initially for administrative purposes. Using the case of Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) Database as an example, this paper analyzes the ethical issues that emerge when the research participants are "participated" in studies without their consent, according to the current policy. The proponents of secondary use for research purposes maintain that the authorized use of the NHI Database is necessary for public interests, while the opponents argue that the potential lack of democratic accountability and the infringement on people's rights to privacy and information autonomy is unwarranted. Drawing on the solidarity-based approach, this paper proposes a temporal solution as a possible reform direction for better ethical justification of the secondary use of the NHI Database.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bases de Datos Factuales
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Programas Obligatorios
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Ética en Investigación
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Manejo de Datos
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Gobierno
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Consentimiento Informado
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Programas Nacionales de Salud
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
Revista:
Dev World Bioeth
Asunto de la revista:
ETICA
Año:
2020
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Article