Problems on information in medicine and health care and information ethics

The fundamental character of medical information and the problem of data protection

Abstract

The medical information is originally based on the goal of treatment. Therefore, we do not forget the goal of treatment gives priority over the research purpose when it is used for research. Moreover, when the diagnosis and treatment information is used for the research, it is necessary to follow an international guideline and the guideline of Japan based on it. To execute an international guideline in Japan, we must make the guidelline of Japan from the standpoint of “correspondence possibility of the site”. But, these international guidelines originally demand an immediate reform of the site in Japan. Therefore when we will execute our research according to a low interpretation, it will result into denial of our researching. Today, we are required to review a current method on the assumption of the protection of individual information, and to restructure it. Especially, it is required to examine “Complete count survey” done by the epidemiologic study etc. fundamentally again.