Problems experienced by nurses in relation to disclosure of patient data immediately after enforcement of the personal information protection law in Japan.
An extension course for nurses providing details about the Act on the Protection of Personal Information was offered using a remote conferencing system. Experiences or problems related to disclosure of patient data were collected from the participants using a questionnaire. Most of the problems were placed in the category of disclosure of personal data to a third party, followed by those related to security safeguards and administration of employees. It is necessary for the JMHLW to gather more cases in order to expand the number of items in the Casebook by JMHLW. Also, systematic on-the-job education will be needed for nurses.
Asanuma
Yuko
Y
Faculty of Nursing, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan.
Yamanouchi
Kazushi
K
Sasaki
Noriko
N
Hosogoe
Sachiko
S
D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D030881:Disclosure; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009740:Nursing Staff; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires