IS LAW ALWAYS RIGHT? Some comments on the right of an insight into the medical record of the deceased relative by a close relative

<p>Background. Personal data protection is a very delicate field which is regulated by the actual law to losely. In some of its provisions it is in contradiction with one of the most fundamental ethical principles, namely the confidentiality in medicine in general and particularly in psychiatr...

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Main Authors: Lan Vošnjak, Marga Kocmur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2002-07-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1606
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spelling doaj-959ba7a64dc6410e9015a880df5fac8c2020-11-24T22:23:05ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242002-07-01717/81143IS LAW ALWAYS RIGHT? Some comments on the right of an insight into the medical record of the deceased relative by a close relativeLan Vošnjak0Marga Kocmur1Psihiatrična klinika Studenec 48 1260 Ljubljana-PoljePsihiatrična klinika Studenec 48 1260 Ljubljana-Polje<p>Background. Personal data protection is a very delicate field which is regulated by the actual law to losely. In some of its provisions it is in contradiction with one of the most fundamental ethical principles, namely the confidentiality in medicine in general and particularly in psychiatry.</p><p>Conclusions. In this article we discuss a closed case between a psychiatric clinic and an individual and pose some of the ethical and legal dilemmas that emerged from the judgement of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia<br /><br /></p>http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1606personal data protectionphysicianpatient
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IS LAW ALWAYS RIGHT? Some comments on the right of an insight into the medical record of the deceased relative by a close relative
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personal data protection
physician
patient
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Marga Kocmur
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title IS LAW ALWAYS RIGHT? Some comments on the right of an insight into the medical record of the deceased relative by a close relative
title_short IS LAW ALWAYS RIGHT? Some comments on the right of an insight into the medical record of the deceased relative by a close relative
title_full IS LAW ALWAYS RIGHT? Some comments on the right of an insight into the medical record of the deceased relative by a close relative
title_fullStr IS LAW ALWAYS RIGHT? Some comments on the right of an insight into the medical record of the deceased relative by a close relative
title_full_unstemmed IS LAW ALWAYS RIGHT? Some comments on the right of an insight into the medical record of the deceased relative by a close relative
title_sort is law always right? some comments on the right of an insight into the medical record of the deceased relative by a close relative
publisher Slovenian Medical Association
series Zdravniški Vestnik
issn 1318-0347
1581-0224
publishDate 2002-07-01
description <p>Background. Personal data protection is a very delicate field which is regulated by the actual law to losely. In some of its provisions it is in contradiction with one of the most fundamental ethical principles, namely the confidentiality in medicine in general and particularly in psychiatry.</p><p>Conclusions. In this article we discuss a closed case between a psychiatric clinic and an individual and pose some of the ethical and legal dilemmas that emerged from the judgement of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia<br /><br /></p>
topic personal data protection
physician
patient
url http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1606
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