While the public is often told that medical records are kept confidential, the number of doctors, nurses and medical students accessing the records freely makes such assurances doubtful.
My views
It is difficult to keep medical records confidential, when they are paper based. If the medical records are kept in electronic format, it is possible for the patient to mark certain records as "private" so that it cannot be seen by other health care providers. Furthermore, it is easy to trace who has accessed the record and if the access is for a valid purpose.
1 comment:
Mr. Tan has given a good suggestion. In addition to that, it is an important factor to have a law passed to protect one right on privacy.
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