Investigation on the situation and patients′ demand of medical information privacy protection
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2018.01.001
- VernacularTitle:患者医疗信息隐私保护现状与需求调查
- Author:
Shishi MA
1
;
Guangjun YU
;
Wenbin CUI
Author Information
1. 200025,上海交通大学公共卫生学院
- Keywords:
Patients;
Medical information;
Privacy protection;
Requirements;
Investigation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2018;34(1):60-63
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To learn the situation of medical information privacy protection of a hospital and patient′s privacy demand for different medical information .Methods A 300-questionnaire survey was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Shanghai in April 2017 .The data were subject to descriptive analysis .Results The patients were generally satisfied with the hospital′s medical information privacy protection ,as 71％ of them (213/300)were satisfied ,and 13％ (39/300)of them experienced privacy exposure.Patients were most concerned with medical information from which others could identify them .Conclusions The State should promulgate rules and regulations for the protection of medical information privacy as soon as possible ;information technology need to be adopted to encrypt identifiable information ;a system of norms that can be followed need to be developed for the use of medical information ;hospitals should build a patient′s privacy protection system to comprehensively protect the privacy of patients .
