Electronic sharing of patients’ data requires their explicit consent, report says

Network Security Via Explicit Consent

Securing real-world operating systems is hard; dropping packets headed to those systems is easy. Thus, network-layer defenses have become indispensable to end-host security. Unfortunately, most defenses inflict collateral damage, require hardware modification, or necessitate coordination between organizations’ administrators. Yet, for all that, each defense addresses only a subset of attacks. T...

An ethical framework for sharing patient data without consent.

BACKGROUND There is no consensus on how to share patient records privately. Data privacy concepts are surveyed and a framework is presented for the safe sharing of sensitive data. It is argued that tailoring the data sharing to the privacy breach risks of each project holds out the best compromise for keeping the trust of the public and providing for the best quality data where detailed patient...

Electronic informed consent

Informed consent is a critical step in the recruitment of participants to any clinical trial and is essential to ensure participants are properly informed about the purpose of research, how it will be conducted, what is involved, the risks and benefits and rights to withdraw. The informed consent process is heavily regulated to ensure that the rights and wellbeing of trial participants is prote...

Implementation of Electronic Consent Mechanisms

Sharing care data could save lives of vulnerable children, hospital leader says.