Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Private: Our bodies, our selves: Know the legal basis of any request for a patient’s health information
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Private: Our bodies, our selves: Know the legal basis of any request for a patient’s health information
Tuesday 27 June 2023, 10:03 AM

Privacy code rules and legislation place restrictions on when it is suitable for health practitioners to share a patient’s information [Image: Freepik.com]
Must a GP give patient information to another health agency or an insurer simply because they ask for it? Sometimes, yes, writes Michael Webster
Patients entrust their health practitioner with sensitive information – details about their bodies, lifestyle, mental wellbeing, emotions and behaviou
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References
- Collection of medical notes by insurers – Inquiry by the Privacy Commissioner. Privacy Commissioner (online June 2009).
- Case Note 226245 [2013] NZ PrivCmr 2: Over-collection of medical notes by insurance company. Privacy Commissioner (online 16 September 2014).