title: RTI v medical ethics: some questions arising from the recent decision of the Chief Information Commissioner under the RTI Act.
abstract: Medical ethics attaches the utmost priority to the confidentiality of medical records. Hence, the decision of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) rendered on April 10, 2015 in Case No: CIC/KY/A/2014/001348SA Ms Jyoti Jeena v. PIO, Institute of Human Behaviour &amp; Allied Science (hereinafter referred to as Jyoti Jeena), that the wife-applicant is entitled to get copies of the medical records of her estranged husband has raised many eyebrows.
authors.affiliation: Former Judge, High Court of Kerala, Chairman, University Ethics Committee, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur 680 596, India,. justicemr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M R Hariharan
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nair
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D004243:Divorce; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007600:Judgment; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011639:Public Opinion; D018454:Spouses