For the Dutch readers amongst us, Dutch law very explicitly demands the possibility for destroying a patients record
See http://www.hulpgids.nl/wetten/wgbo-tekst.htm ----------------- art 454 1. De hulpverlener richt een dossier in met betrekking tot de behandeling........ art 455: 1. De hulpverlener vernietigt de door hem bewaarde bescheiden, bedoeld in artikel 454, binnen 3 maanden na een daartoe strekkend verzoek van de patient ----------------- One does not have to be a lawyer to understand this, but maybe a Dutchman. There are some exclusions: if destroying the record can damage someone else, or if there are other laws applicable But nevertheless: There really is at this moment a strong legal reason for having a possibility to destroy a patients record. I suggest there will be a possibility to destroy all patients-data in a Ehr-system, for countries where the law demands so. One does not need to use it. Bert Op woensdag 19 april 2006 08:36, schreef Dierckx Walter: > Dear all, > > > > To remove (or even change clinical data without keeping a track of the > original registration) is due to the national legislations. > > > > In this respect I think it is advisable to leave this issue "open" - > meaning that some kind of parameter setting should be available to > manage the clinical data handling. And let's wait and see what the > European directions will include ... > > > > Regards, > > > > Walter Dierckx. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: owner-openehr-technical at openehr.org > [mailto:owner-openehr-technical at openehr.org] On Behalf Of Gerard Freriks > Sent: dinsdag, april 18, 2006 18:23 > To: openehr-technical at openehr.org > Subject: Re: removal of data > > > > Bert, > > > > Ik heb dat nergens gelezen. > > > > Het verwijderen is altijd onderworpen aan de beslissing van de arts. > > > > De termijn waarna gegevens moeten worden verwijderd is nu 15 jaar. > > En dan is het ook nog onderworpen aan beperkende bepalingen. > > > > Universitaire klinieken moeten het 115 jaar bewaren. > > > > Kijk op: > > http://www.zonmw.nl/nl/programmas/programma-informatie/informatie-en-com > municatietechnologie-in-de-zorg-icz.html > > voor info van het Juridisch lab. > > > > Gerard > > > > > > -- <private> -- > > Gerard Freriks, arts > > Huigsloterdijk 378 > > 2158 LR Buitenkaag > > The Netherlands > > > > T: +31 252 544896 > > M: +31 654 792800 > > > > > > > > On 18-apr-2006, at 9:47, Bert Verhees wrote: > > > > > > Now I discovered today, there is a law in the Netherlands which obliges > > care-takers (GP's etc) to remove all records for patients demanding this > > > (within 3 months of demand, and after some years of not visiting that > GP) -- Met vriendelijke groet Bert Verhees ROSA Software
