2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Legal Responsibilities of Nursing Practitioners for Protecting Personal Information in Japan Compared to the United States of America
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17592194
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Fundamental nursing
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIMURA Sadako Hokkaido University, School of Medicine, Professor (10182817)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SATO Yoko Hokkaido University, School of Medicine, Professor (90162502)
HIRATSUKA Shiho Hokkaido University, School of Medicine, Associate Professor (10238371)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | personal information / protect / nurse / legal responsibility / Japan / United States of America / comparison |
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| Research Abstract |
Along with great changes in the Japanese social structure, the medical care system has been reformed over the past several years. In 2006, the Medical Act reversed the patient oriented, efficiency system and patient safety guidelines. The regional alliances concerning medical care was developed to provide high quality, specialized medical treatment for patients under the care of healthcare facilities, physicians, public health nurses, care managers, and visiting nurse stations after discharge from a Japanese hospital.
Nurses have been coordinated for the alliance, so they must obtain patient consent to insure privacy of medical information. However, it is not clear when, what, and how the nursing staff can obtain this medical information based on the consent. To address these concerns, we performed case study analyses to identify what personal information should be protected.
On the other hand, it was indicated that nurses have been obtaining personal information and describing medical records based on the privacy policy of each medical facility in the USA.
In order to protect patient privacy, Japanese medical facilities have to establish policies based on the Protecting Personal Information Act and the guidelines stipulated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Then nurses who work at the medical facility should routinely comply with these guidelines.
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[Presentation] 分娩介助における内診2007
Author(s)
良村貞子
Organizer
日本医事法学会
Place of Presentation
東京大学(東京都文京区)
Year and Date
2007-11-25
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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