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Personal data protection in health and social services
- Authors:
- PEARCE Penelope, et al
- Publisher:
- Croom Helm
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 134p, bibliography.
- Place of publication:
- London
Confidentiality of social work records in the computer age
- Authors:
- GELMAN Sheldon R., POLLACK Daniel, WEINER Adele
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 44(3), May 1999, pp.243-252.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Computers have brought social, cultural, and economic benefits. They also are challenging social workers to preserve a basic tenet of the profession - confidentiality. Electronic record systems and rapid changes in communication over the Internet are outpacing the profession's ability to ensure privacy. This article discusses ideas of information protection and makes recommendations to minimise violations of privacy.
The new confidentiality for the 21st century in a managed care environment
- Authors:
- ROCK Barry, CONGRESS Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 44(3), May 1999, pp.253-262.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reviews relevant social work, legal, and other professional literature on confidentiality, technology, and managed care. The article discusses levels of security, including log-on procedures, firewalls, and encryption, which can be used at each level to protect sensitive information, and presents guidelines to help professionals protect and promote confidentiality within the constraints of technology and managed care.
Confidentiality, clinicians and computers
- Author:
- AUSTIN Chris
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59(2), February 1996, pp.62-64.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article discusses confidentiality, focusing on the situation where a clinician has logged into a clinical information system, been recognised as an authorised user, and intends to view or record personal health information. The 'need to know' principle is defined and a practical implementation of that principle in clinical information systems is proposed.
Alert to danger
- Author:
- CAMPOS Guy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.9.97, 1997, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Technology can offer safeguards to vulnerable people living in the community. Considers whether it infringes their right to privacy and is a cheap substitute for face-to-face contact with home helps.