Karapatan ng mga pasyente sa privacy at confidentiality

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00:00Now, let's talk about patient privacy.

00:03This is one of the hot topics on social media, Fee.

00:08It's a well-known topic.

00:09After that, there were spread videos of a fight here

00:13and the patient's information was spread without an end.

00:17Let's know the laws about this and the rights of each one.

00:21When it comes to this situation,

00:23let's go back to Dr. Villa Roderos Galván, a general physician.

00:27Dr. Villa, good morning. Welcome to Rise and Shine Pilipinas.

00:29Good morning.

00:30Good morning, Prof. Fee, Sir Audrey.

00:32Good morning to all of our viewers.

00:35Okay.

00:35For our fellow countrymen, Dr. Villa,

00:39what does patient privacy and protection mean

00:43and why is it important for patients?

00:46When we talk about patient privacy,

00:49it's an important component of healthcare

00:52wherein we protect sensitive information about our patients.

00:58Under this particular premise,

01:02we have two guidelines.

01:07Especially for us, as doctors,

01:09we have our Code of Ethics for Physicians.

01:12What's written there,

01:14especially in Section 2 of our Code of Ethics,

01:19all the information that patients give and volunteer to you

01:24is sacred.

01:25Okay.

01:26You should treat it with utmost respect and confidentiality

01:31because this information was given out of trust

01:36in your relationship as doctor and patient.

01:39And another law or another guideline that we abide by,

01:43especially when it comes to patient protection,

01:46is the Data Privacy Act.

01:48Okay.

01:48Actually, our Data Privacy Act provides protection for our patients.

01:53So data privacy or patient privacy and protection

01:57pertains to any sensitive information

02:01that should be protected with regard to our patients.

02:04There.

02:05Doc, I just have a clarification because you mentioned Code of Ethics, right?

02:08Yes.

02:09Although it's ethics, it's just a moral philosophy.

02:11It means we're going to follow it.

02:14If not, you can't be punished.

02:17But on any cases, we're talking about the Code 2.

02:21Is there a law anchored here

02:23or is it the data privacy that can be used here

02:25to be punished?

02:27Yes.

02:28It's good that you brought up our Code of Ethics.

02:31Although there's no criminal liability there,

02:34you can still go under, of course, the scrutiny of PRC.

02:38There are regulatory boards.

02:40You can have an administrative case.

02:43You can also have a chance to lose your license because of it.

02:49But in terms of criminal liability,

02:51our patients are protected actually by the Data Privacy Act,

02:55which also entails penalties if you have breached sensitive information

03:01or depending on what kind of breach happened.

03:04Which is what we call the privileged or should I say protected health information.

03:08Yes.

03:09What are the examples?

03:10Here are some examples.

03:11Okay.

03:11So when we talk about patient protection or protected information,

03:16we have to establish first doctor-patient confidentiality.

03:20So it means that everything that goes and transpires

03:23between the doctor and the patient is protected,

03:26including your identity as a patient,

03:30what is your case,

03:32is there going to be a procedure that's going to be related

03:35to the disease that we are curing.

03:38So especially if you're not in the healthcare team of a patient,

03:43we are not allowed to disclose even to our family members,

03:47even to our colleagues also,

03:49especially those who are not part of the healthcare team of the patient.

03:53Because we are bound by not only by the code of ethics,

03:56but of course, patients are protected by the law.

04:02To follow up on the question of Fino,

04:05because it's not just documents, doctor,

04:07we have cell phones that we can video call.

04:10For example, if the patient is a celebrity

04:13or a high-ranking official in the government,

04:16and it goes out to the public,

04:18and the public is concerned and scrutinized,

04:20the public will...

04:21The media circles.

04:22Yes.

04:23So is this also against the code of ethics and the law?

04:28Yes.

04:28So to err to the side of safety,

04:32usually we follow up if we have to protect the identity of the patient,

04:36that's why usually in hospitals,

04:38we always have reminders to the patients that they are not allowed to video call,

04:44they are not allowed to take pictures,

04:46because what the law, the spirit of the law is after

04:50is to protect the dignity of the patient.

04:53So ideally, if for example,

04:57there's a face that comes out,

04:59there's a name that comes out,

05:02usually this should not happen.

05:06So anything that would concern the patient,

05:09and the doctor itself,

05:11that should not come out,

05:12because under the data privacy act and code 2.

05:15Unless of course, consent.

05:18Consent is important.

05:19Consent, sure.

05:19Of course.

05:20How about the medical history of a person?

05:23Of course, if there's an official running around in the government,

05:27their history is scrutinized,

05:29even their health.

05:30That should be said, right?

05:32So how is this?

05:33Usually, when we talk about medical history,

05:36it's under still the sensitive information

05:41that we do not have to disclose.

05:43Especially if we tie it to an identity.

05:46So for example,

05:48in the case of, for example,

05:50we will present a case study of a patient,

05:54we would redact the information about their name.

05:58Yes, when it comes to research,

06:00we really don't name it.

06:01Especially, there should be consent.

06:03If it's a high-ranking official,

06:05it should be said to the public,

06:07it's a spokesperson.

06:08That's why the media can ask.

06:10Aside from the doctors,

06:14who are the ones who need to follow the rules of

06:18what we call patient privacy and inprotection?

06:21Are they all employees of clinics and hospitals?

06:24Is this across the board?

06:26Yes.

06:28Since there is a law that protects patients,

06:32it's across the board.

06:33So any healthcare professional

06:37under the jurisdiction of a surgeon,

06:40even interns, especially interns,

06:44because one of the things that we usually teach

06:48our medical professionals,

06:50our medical students,

06:51before they graduate,

06:54is patient privacy.

06:57That's part of our medical jurisprudence

07:00that they have to pass before they graduate.

07:03So, including medical trainees,

07:06have to abide by the law

07:08and have to abide by the code of ethics.

07:10Alright, thank you very much for all the information

07:12that you shared with us this morning, Dr. Ravia.

07:14Again, we have Dr. Ravia Arderos-Galvan

07:19to talk about private information

07:23to patients.

07:25Thank you very much, Doc.

07:26Thank you so much.

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