Title :
New types of general consent in telehealth application usage
Author :
Mohd Saad, Noorazizun ; Alias, Rose Alinda
Author_Institution :
Univ. Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia
Abstract :
Consent type is divided into four types, namely general consent, general consent with specific denial, general denial with specific consent and general denial. However, in the new information age, general consent is no longer appropriate because it allows anyone to access information. Thus, new types of general consent need to be identified. This investigation looks into (1) level of illness, and (2) patient´s willingness to give consent. General consent can be subcategorized into three new types, namely (1) one-time consent, (2) episodic consent, and (3) periodic consent. The integration of all three types provides a secured environment and higher level of trust between patients and physicians/doctors and also between patients and health institutions.
Keywords :
data privacy; health care; medical information systems; patient care; security of data; episodic consent; general consent; general denial; health institutions; illness level; information access; new information age; one-time consent; patient consent; patient consent types; patient trust level; patient willingness; periodic consent; secured patient environment; specific consent; specific denial; telehealth application usage; consent; general conset; telehealth;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), 2012 IEEE EMBS Conference on
Conference_Location :
Langkawi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1664-4
DOI :
10.1109/IECBES.2012.6498029
