MEDI7232 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: United States Army Transportation Corps Class S160, Infection, Gillick Competence
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Overview: why is confidentiality important, what is the legal basis, what is the ethical basis, what is the difference between confidentiality and privacy, australian privacy laws, complex web of legislation. Ethical principles: autonomy, respect right of patient with capacity to make decisions, including how their healthcare information is collected, used and shared, beneficence, patient"s best interests to maintain confidentiality and privacy. Justice: right-based justice, accountability for actions including any unjustified disclosure of information. This applies to both identified and de-identified patient data: 2. 2. 3 maintain accurate, contemporaneous medical records, 2. 2. 4 ensure patient information is kept secure, 2. 2. 5 facilitate arrangements for accessing, transferring and storing medical records upon retirement. Se(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:1005)(cid:1008)(cid:1006): (cid:858)a designated person must not disclose, directly or indirectly, confidential information to another person unless the disclosure is required or permitted under this act(cid:859) Law: contract + equity, doctor-patient relationship gives rise to legal duty of confidentiality, whereby patients disclose confidential information with expectation that it"ll be kept confidential.
