The threatened erosion of privacy in healthcare and the search for a "cure": Pursuing a legal framework for health information privacy in ehealth and telemedicine

College

Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business

Department/Unit

Commercial Law

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Philippine Law Journal

Volume

90

First Page

768

Last Page

796

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

29 pages

Abstract

The advances of electronic technology in the field of healthcare has placed the privacy of health information in a precarious position. More people and entities can gain access to the patient's health information. The right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution applies only to state actors, but private players have substantial participation in how health information is processed. Remedies based on tort are limited to right to damages. Evidentiary rules on doctor-patient privilege are likewise limited for evidentiary purposes. This paper argues that health information is protected by the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and falls under the classification of sensitive personal information given utmost protection by the Act.

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Disciplines

Health Information Technology | Telemedicine

Keywords

Medical records—Law and legislation—Philippines; Data privacy—Philippines; Data protection—Philippines

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