Protecting personal information: Implications of the Protection of Personal Information POPI Act for healthcare professionals
Careless handling of patient information in daily medical practice can result in Health Professions Council of South Africa sanction, breach of privacy lawsuits and, in extreme cases, serious monetary penalty or even imprisonment. This review will focus on the Protection of Personal Information (POP...
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South African Medical Association
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| description | Careless handling of patient information in daily medical practice can result in Health Professions Council of South Africa sanction, breach of privacy lawsuits and, in extreme cases, serious monetary penalty or even imprisonment. This review will focus on the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act (No. 4 of 2013) and the implications thereof for healthcare professionals in daily practice. Recommendations regarding the safeguarding of information are made. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52d345d9437b4293a5524d701c3e8ac12024-01-02T10:09:43ZengSouth African Medical AssociationSouth African Medical Journal0256-95742078-51352017-11-011071195495610.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i11.12542Protecting personal information: Implications of the Protection of Personal Information POPI Act for healthcare professionalsM BuysCareless handling of patient information in daily medical practice can result in Health Professions Council of South Africa sanction, breach of privacy lawsuits and, in extreme cases, serious monetary penalty or even imprisonment. This review will focus on the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act (No. 4 of 2013) and the implications thereof for healthcare professionals in daily practice. Recommendations regarding the safeguarding of information are made.http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12108/8280 |
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| title | Protecting personal information: Implications of the Protection of Personal Information POPI Act for healthcare professionals |
| title_full | Protecting personal information: Implications of the Protection of Personal Information POPI Act for healthcare professionals |
| title_fullStr | Protecting personal information: Implications of the Protection of Personal Information POPI Act for healthcare professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protecting personal information: Implications of the Protection of Personal Information POPI Act for healthcare professionals |
| title_short | Protecting personal information: Implications of the Protection of Personal Information POPI Act for healthcare professionals |
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