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Ethics of Record‐Keeping
Author(s) -
Blume Sheila B.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1977.tb05785.x
Subject(s) - confidentiality , internet privacy , payment , public health , health care , patient confidentiality , business , computer security , public relations , political science , computer science , law , medicine , nursing , finance
In light of modern advances in computer technology and the advent of third‐party payments for health care, measures must be taken to assure confidentiality of health records. However, this stress on confidentiality is in no way contrary to efforts to bring alcoholism into the light of public awareness.