The management of health records and health information systems is a societal effort to protect patients rights
The human rights issues started in the twentieth century getting momentum with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is this declaration where patient rights are anchored. In this paper, the author is going to discuss the views that management of health records and health information systems is a societal effort to protect patients’ rights. Definition of Terms According to Wikipedia, “The terms medical record, health record, and medical chart are used somewhat interchangeably to describe the systematic documentation of a single patient’s medical history and care across time within one particular’s jurisdiction”. The Free Dictionary defines medical record as “A chronological written account of a patient’s examination and treatment that includes the patient’s medical history and complaints, the physicians’ physical findings, the results of diagnostic tests and procedures, and medications and therapeutic procedures”. On the other hand the term ...