Health administration (records): resurrecting untapped wealth.
The confidentiality of clinical information is traced from its original advocate, Hippocrates, to the present day. Author discusses how records can best be used to the advantage of both patient and clinician, and says that with hindsight it is not surprising that clinical observation acquired such a mystique.
D003201:Computers; D003219:Confidentiality; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D008499:Medical Records; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D012106:Research; D006113:United Kingdom