title: Data protection--an eternal question.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kuopio University, Helsinki, Finland. marianne.tallberg@kolumbus.fi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tallberg
mesh_terms: 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*