Why patients should keep their own records.
J Med Ethics
; 10(1): 27-8, 1984 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6708060
ABSTRACT
Too many people now have access to confidential medical information. Patients are becoming justifiably wary and the doctor-patient relationship is deteriorating. We can avert the developing crisis by allowing patients to keep their own medical records at home. This will ensure that confidentiality is respected and that patients continue to trust their doctors.
ABSTRACT
KIE Coleman maintains that patients are becoming less trusting of physicians, and less willing to provide personal information relevant to their care, because too many people have access to confidential medical records at the same time that the patient has no such access. The author believes that only those directly concerned with the medical care of patients should have access to medical information without the patient's consent. He recommends that patients be allowed to keep their own medical records at home, bringing them to the hospital or the physician as needed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Medical Records
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Confidentiality
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Patient Rights
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Patient Access to Records
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Ethics, Medical
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Ethics
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Ethics
Year:
1984
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM