Journal of Health & Medical Informatics

University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

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  Informed Consent For Patient Data Processing In Electronic Health Records
  Author(s): Mmh Jayasekara
  
  Objective To report the results of a systematic review of national eHealth policies of different countries in relation to patient consent in patient data processing in electronic health records Method eHealth policies of 19 (14.07%) countries are reviewed with regard to patient consent, from a total of 135 countries that are indexed in the World Health Organization Directory of eHealth Policies. 68 (50.37%) policies were excluded based on language and 67 policies in English were selected for further consideration. These 67 (49.62%) policies were further evaluated resulting in exclusion of 43 (31.85%) policies due to policies being outdated and 5 (3.70%) due to broken links. Finally, a total of 19 (14.07%) countries were selected for the review. Results 57.89% out of 19 c.. Read More»
  

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