Treffer: The Legal Framing of Computerized Processing of Health Data : A European and Canadian Perspective
Title:
The Legal Framing of Computerized Processing of Health Data : A European and Canadian Perspective
Contributors:
Université de Montréal. Faculté de droit, Université de Montréal. Faculté de droit. Centre de recherche en droit public
Source:
Papyrus : le dépôt institutionnel de l'Université de Montréal
Publisher Information:
GenEdit
Publication Year:
2008
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift
article in journal/newspaper
Language:
English
Relation:
10670/1.s16jaj; http://hdl.handle.net/1866/2265
Availability:
Rights:
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Accession Number:
edsbas.4FEF755E
Database:
BASE
Weitere Informationen
The use of information and communication technologies in the health and social service sectors, and the development of multi-centred and international research networks present many benefits for society: for example, better follow-up on an individual’s states of health, better quality of care, better control of expenses, and better communication between healthcare professionals. However, this approach raises issues relative to the protection of privacy: more specifically, to the processing of individual health information.