Contesting Medical Confidentiality: Origins of the Debate in the United States, Britain, and Germany

by Andreas-Holger Maehle

Medical confidentiality is an essential cornerstone of effective public health systems, and for centuries societies have struggled to maintain the illusion of absolute privacy. In this age of health databases and increasing connectedness, however, the confidentiality of patient information is rapidly becoming a concern at the forefront of worldwide ethical and political debate.

In Contesting Medical Confidentiality, Andreas-Holger Maehle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022640482X
• ISBN13: 9780226404820
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"