Informed consent and the security of the electronic health record (EHR): Some policy considerations

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-234

  Kluge, Eike Henner W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electronic health record; Health Information Professionals; IMIA Code

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MEDICAL COMPUTING; SECURITY OF DATA;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR); SECURITY RIGHTS;

HEALTH CARE;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 1842527024     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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