NHS patient data is a uniquely comprehensive, and therefore extraordinarily valuable national asset, but there are obvious concerns about patient confidentiality. Failures here could lead to breaches of IP and of data protection laws, as well as reputational risk and political fallout which could set...
Long covid (post covid-19 condition) is a complex condition with diverse manifestations, uncertain prognosis and wide variation in current approaches to management. There have been calls for formal quality standards to reduce a so-called “postcode lottery” of care. The original aim of this stu...
The law requires healthcare providers, health plans and healthcare clearinghouses that handle protected health information (PHI) to implement safeguards designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of PHI. Today in the UK, Rackspace Technology® is working with several healthcare...
One participant neatly summarised the complexity of legislative privilege in RCAs: “it’s very hard to actually produce something which can be usefully applied to change practice without providing details, but I think the confidentiality and protection is really important part of the process because...
Confidentiality and anonymity were thoroughly ensured, and no names or email addresses were obtained. The gathered data were used only for the purposes of the study. Consent for publication Not applicable. Competing interests The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to ...
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) brings together security services at the edge with networking solutions. However, data security is intrinsic to SASE in that the secure services that fall under SASE – Cloud Access Security Broker, Secure Web Gateway and Zero Trust Network Access – all converge...
individual’s confidentiality, as there is a risk that individuals may be identified if this data is put together with other information that is, or may become, available on that individual. In this instance, the name and c...
But how do actual participants in collaborative international genetic research think about trust and the relationships in which they provide biomaterial and health data? Important bioethical contributions have discussed the role of informed consent, privacy and confidentiality in relation to data sharing ...
A relationship of trust. Confidentiality is paramount to successful counselling. Professional counsellors will usually explain their policy on confidentiality. They may, however, be required by law to disclose information if they believe that there is a risk to life. ...
2023, providing notice to the end of June. For reasons of confidentiality we are unable to provide further details about Mr Chambers’ departure; however we can confirm that it was not linked to any patient safety or quality of care concerns. ...