Data protection--an eternal question.
The always pertinent question of data protection in healthcare was studied through comparison of three surveys. The results from the surveys made 1993, 1995, and in spring 1998 shows that a deeper understanding of data protection is slowly penetrating the nursing profession. When the new national data law, in accordance with EC-directives, will be applied from the autumn 1998, the question of data protection will be brought up again.
Tallberg
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Kuopio University, Helsinki, Finland. marianne.tallberg@kolumbus.fi
D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D003625:Data Collection; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009737:Nursing Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*