Author/Editor		Sokol, DK; Car, J
Title		Patient confidentiality and telephone consultations: time for a password
Type		članek
Source		J Med Ethics
Vol. and No.		Letnik 32, št. 12
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 688-9
Language		eng
Abstract		Although telephone consultations are widely used in the delivery of healthcare, they are vulnerable to breaches of patient confidentiality. Current guidelines on telephone consultations do not address adequately the issue of confidentiality. In this paper, we propose a solution to the PROBLEM: a password system to control access to patient information. Authorised persons will be offered the option of selecting a password which they will use to validate their request for information over the telephone. This simple yet stringent method of access control should improve security while allowing the continuing evolution of telephone consultations.
Descriptors		ETHICS, MEDICAL CONFIDENTIALITY CONSULTANTS TELEPHONE