Health information privacy in the Philippines: Trends and challenges in policy and practice
Acta Medica Philippina
; : 223-236, 2016.
Article
in En
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ABSTRACT
CONTEXT: Evolution of the scope and context of privacy and confidentiality brought about by use of information and communications technology in healthcare. OBJECTIVE: To review the legal, professional and ethical landscape of health information privacy in the Philippines. METHODOLOGY: Systematic review of literature and policy frameworks. RESULTS: Philippine laws jurisprudence recognize and protect privacy of health information as a general rule; impose upon individual practitioners and institutions the obligation to uphold such right; and may apply in both the traditional and eHealth milieu. There is no existing policy framework that addresses issues relating to [a] access to health information by non-health professionals, [b] use of health information for non-health purposes, and [c] rules relating to collection, storage and utilization of electronically-derived or -stored information. A privacy culture, on either the provider's or client's side, is also lacking in the country. CONCLUSION: Technological developments have outpaced policy and practice. There is a need to unify the patchwork of regulations governing the privacy of health information; advocate for a privacy culture among professionals and patients alike; fortify the evidence base on patient and provider perceptions of privacy; and develop and improve standards and systems to promote health information privacy at the individual and institutional levels.
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Database:
WPRIM
Main subject:
Telemedicine
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Confidentiality
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Privacy
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Delivery of Health Care
Type of study:
Guideline
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Ethics
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Medica Philippina
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article