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Healthcare aPrivacy

Introduction

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Definition

Privacy ais athe aarea aof alife athat afocuses athat aa aperson ais aentitled ato aprotection afrom ainterference ato aremain aconfidential a(Tomes, a1994, a36). aThe aright ato aprivacy ais apart aof athe aUniversal aDeclaration aof aHuman aRights. aThis ameans athat ait ais aa aright ainherent ain aevery aperson, ainalienable, aindispensable aand aindependent aof aany afactor. aLike athe arest aof ahuman arights, athe aright ato aprivacy ais aa aguarantee aof athe adignity aof athe aperson athat acannot abe asubjected ato aarbitrary ainterference awith ahis aprivacy. aPrivacy ain ahealthcare arefers ato: a

The aadequacy aof aspace aand aresources aavailable ain ahealth acenters afor abetter adelivery aof aservices adirectly arelated ato athe aprotection aof auser aprivacy.

The aadequacy aof athe afunctional aorganization aof aservices ato aensure arespect aof adealing awith apatients.

The aaddition aof abehavioral atreatment ain arespect aof apatients, ain aeach aprocess aof acare aand aaction.

Issue aand aits aimpact

The aconfidential anature aof athe arelationship abetween athe aclinician aand athe apatient aand arespect afor apatient aautonomy aconstitute areasons afor aprotection aof apersonal ainformation. aThese aare acompelling areasons ato aavoid athe ause aand adisclosure aof aprivate ainformation aabout aa apatient. aPeople aare astrongly aencouraged ato aprovide apersonal ainformation aas athat ahealth acare aproviders aspend aa alot aof atime acollecting athis ainformation aand athey arely aon athe aaccuracy aand acompleteness aof asuch ainformation. aThe alack aof acomplete aand aunhindered acommunication abetween apatient aand aprovider aof ahealth acare aincreases athe arisk aof amisdiagnosis aand atreatment, anon-compliance aand ainadequate acare, ainjury aprosecuted ajudicial aand adeath. aIt ais; atherefore, aexpected ato afully ainform athe apatient aabout ahealth acare aand ato afurnish acomplete aand aaccurate ainformation, awithout awaiting afor arequests. aIf athe aprotection aof aprivacy ais abased aon atrust aand athat ait afacilitates athe afree aflow aof ainformation abetween athe apatient aand athe aprovider aof ahealth acare, ait ais alogical ato aconclude athat aone amust aintegrate athe aprotection aof aprivacy ain ahealth acare, abut athe aquestion ais ahow? aThe aanswer ais anot aobvious a(American aMedical aAssociation, a2009). aThis alack aof aclarity aaffects athe adecision-making aon athe aprotection aof aprivacy, abecause astakeholders astruggle ato adefine athe aissues ain athis aregard. a

Decision amakers arely aon aso athe aeffective adelivery aof apatient acare, awhich alends aitself ato amore aassessments, ais aeasy ato aunderstand. aTo amake agood adecisions aconcerning athe ...