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Privacy laws: who owns information compiled as part of a business?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mair, Judith |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Patients have a right to expect that their personal information will remain confidential when they consult a practitioner. However, when they consult a doctor who is contracted to provide services as part of a business, the question can arise as to the right to ownership of the medical records created by that doctor, and/or the information recorded therein, after that doctor leaves the business. This was the issue in a recent case heard in NSW, IVF Australia Pty Ltd v Palantrou Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 810, in which IVFA sought an injunction to prevent specialists from accessing a database containing patient information when those specialists left the business to set up elsewhere. A further issue is what effect privacy legislation has on such disputes. This review provides an overview of the case and its outcome. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1177/183335830803700107 |
| PubMed reference number | 18245866 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 37 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.himaa.org/2077/HIMJ/37_1_2008/Mair.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1177/183335830803700107 |
| Journal | Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
