Rights and Responsibilities of Access to Healthcare (VCE SSCE Health and Human Development): Flashcards

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Rights and responsibilities of access to healthcare
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Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights

Document setting patient expectations in Australian healthcare

7 basic patient rights in the Charter

Access,safety,respect,communication,participation,privacy,comment

Definition of a 'right'

A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something

Medical confidentiality meaning

Doctor-patient discussions must be kept private

Privacy in medicine meaning

All patient info & personal details must not be shared

What is My Health Record?

Online summary of individual's key health information

When was My Health Record established?

January 2019

2 exemptions to patient privacy laws

Serious health/safety threats & public health protection

Patient responsibility: health info

Share complete & accurate info about health history

Parent access to teen's My Health Record

Parents are authorised representatives for under-18s

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