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Julian Reeds report Teaching techniques in from Queens Park fightijlg WEEKEND CROSSWORD By JULIAN MPP If niton Burlington KREVER REPORT The report of the Ontario Royal Commission appointed to investigate abuses in the disclosure of personal health records was released at the end of last year After nearly three years of enquiry Mr Justice Horace Krevcr of the Ontario Supreme Court propo sed some legislative changes aimed at enhancing the confide of health records while certain forms of disclosure Terms of reference of the commission established In December called for a review of pertinent legislation to ascertain whether confide of patients records was being properly protected and an investigation Into any improper activities or viola tions of the laws The commission a report confirmed the existence of widespread abuses but ad vis against prosecution of offenders suggesting the real fault lies In the system Judge Krever said that his review of statutes and regulations showed no consistent treat or coherent policy regarding the confidentiality of health information that he had found little In the way of restrictions on access to health records except Ironically for the patients themselves In Ontario patients have very limited r of access to health information about themselves Only six and regulations expressly confer such rights and the information to which access is granted is restricted inscope The Krever Report proposes that patients be given a quail right of access to the r own health records and a means of having errors In those records corrected A provinclally appointed health commission could hear appeals for denial of such access on grounds it would harm the patient and would also hear appeals against refusals to correct patients records Confidentiality could be protected by a host of new laws and rules to be followed by hospitals government health care personnel employers and others who possess health records DO ESN T BAN Recognizing that conflicts may develop between the needs for privacy and public protection the report does not actually ban disclosure There will be seen throughout the eternal conflict between the obligation to and the rights or patients and the publics netd for or interest in protection Only sanction is propos for breaches of and that is resort to the courts in the form of a lawsuit The Report recommends that any patient whose health information has been disclosed be given the right to sue for a minimum of both the person who unjustifiably discloses anyone who induced that person to make the disclosure The main Innovation would bo the minimum and the absence of a time limit for launching the lawsuit At present a suit for breach of a provincial statute is limited to actual damages suffered and must be initiated within six months Introducing his Report Judge says his enquiry began as a modest study of provincial legislation and administrative processes but it soon became much more ambitious due lo disclosures indicating Ihe magnitude of abuses taking place Although the Report includes sharp criticism of people and tions Judge Krevir gives two reasons for recommending against any prosecutions First of all he wants attention focused on the need for future protection rather than on past behaviour and secondly prosecution would be seen as discriminatory because It is reasonably clear that those offenders whose activities came our attention during the enquiry comprise only a fraction of those engaged in conduct of the same type NO CONSENT For example certain lawyers were identified as involved in obtaining health information without patients consent It is known how ever that the practices illustrated were not confined to the named lawyers but on the contrary extended throughout mat part of the legal on participating in personal injury litigation The second volume of the three volume page report examines the role of police both as occasional applicants for health infer mo tion and as regulators of private investigators It includes sharp criticism of the role played by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police during the Investigative hearings and a portrayal of the private invLs ligation industry In Ontario as out of control In this connection the report stales that responsibility for regulating pnvatc eyes and security guards should stay with the registration branch of the Ontario Provincial Police but recommends the branch be givt and personnel to carry out its mandate more effectively Most of the recemmendo relating to the police dial with procedures lo be followed in providing health informa ion law enforcement agencies The over all effect would be allow Ihe police continued access on presenta of scorch warrants and to permit not require hospitals to disclose some types of information to police without patients consent Schools may have belter success in preventing young from taking up cigarette smoking if they teach Ihe immediate and long term on the human body a new study suggests Researchers from North St He University have found when youngsters received such information they became more resolved not to smoke than did students in three otter groups Kevin assistant of psychology said 72 seventh graders in the study were formed into four roups one received no physiological Information but simply completed forms me isunn attitudes and knowledge on smoking a rctiivcd only in for lion about immediate effecls a third received only inform on about long term and the fourth group received information about long term Color Humans and apes are Ihe were tested only mammals capable of immediately after the instruct distinguishing color although ion jnd inaiti two weeks later birds and insects can do so wis analyzed by adverse health effects of relic smoking contact Ihe Ha Ion Lung Association the Christmas Seal people And If you have not already done so please send In your Chrlslmas Sell contribution today Pierced To avoid soggy baked tatocs pierce your potatoes 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