Consumer+Attitudes+about+Privacy

=Consumer Attitudes about Privacy Resources=


 * 1) The [|Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Australia] has issued a report titled [|Community Attitudes to Privacy 2007]. The study aimed "to understand Australians' changing awareness and opinions about privacy laws, how they apply to government and business and how individuals view a range of emerging issues, in particular, identity fraud and theft and the use of closed circuit television." Also included in the report was an assessment of consumer attitudes towards health services and privacy including inclusion in a National Health Database, health professionals sharing patient information, Doctors discussing personal medical information in an identifiable way, and disclosure of the fact that a patient has a genetic illness - with and without consent.
 * 2) For an example of an excellent survey of consumer attitudes towards EHR's refer to a 2003 survey by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (Canada) titled [|OIPC Stakeholder Survey 2003]. In particular, check out section 6 (pages 31 - 35) for some real information on consumer attitudes, interests and concerns about EHR's.
 * 3) See eHealthRisk Blog Posts [|A Zero Sum Game] and [|Electronic Health Records - Who Cares?]
 * 4) US Privacy Guru Alan Westin has undertaken a study on behalf of the US [|Institute of Medicine] on public attitudes concerning privacy and health research. Modern Healthcare Online has published a two part article on his findings ([|for part 1 click here] - [|for part 2 click here]).