Attitudes to privacy, health records and interconnection: implications for healthcare organizations.
About nine in 10 Canadians support legislation that would protect patient confidentiality. However, the Canadian public is not consistent in its views regarding privacy. Data suggest that the public's attitudes to privacy, and particularly access to medical records, are heavily influenced by the context in which the situation is presented and potential benefits to the individual or to the public.
D022126:Access to Information / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002170:Canada; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003625:Data Collection; D004989:Ethics; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009313:National Health Programs; D016134:Organizational Policy