Horst At present the guidelines from HIC does not specify we can communicate in an unsecure manner if patient agrees. So with your thinking, if some of my patients give permission (a large number will), can I send their data / records electronically to another Doctor in an unsecure manner ?
Cedric -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Horst Herb Sent: Thursday, 7 December 2006 12:25 PM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Re: [Nat-Div] More questions on Argus On Thursday 07 December 2006 12:04, Cedric Meyerowitz wrote: > patient data being sent to HIC or another Dr. Yet if I send a patient > a copy of a report etc. by E-mail because patient requests it, no > encryption criteria apply. > > Surely this is completely wrong that HIC expects this double standards > ?? If you communicate insecure with the patient's explicit consent - where is the problem? You cannot assume consent for insecure transmission of patient details to third parties Horst _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
