Call For Papers
Special Issue of Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology
“Ethical, Legal and Technological Aspects of Health Information Management”
Guest editor
Alan Gillies, MA PhD FBCS CITP
Professor of Information Management, University of Central Lancashire
The health care sector across the world is experiencing a massive growth in the use of technology to manage its information. This in turn is raising new ethical and legal issues. Increasingly, information is concerned with the probability as well as occurrence of disease and long term conditions. The increasing adoption of mixed public/private sector solutions raises concerns over potential conflicts of interest.
At the same time, the reports into adverse events such as those in Bristol, Manitoba together with an increasingly strong patient empowerment agenda and an increasing emphasis on health promotion and education have highlighted the need for better information for patients.
The Guest Editor, in conjunction with the Editors-in-Chief, is seeking articles for a special issue in this area. Articles may deal with, but are not limited to:
- Privacy and disclosure
- Ethical issues and legal issues around electronic records
- Ownership and responsibility issues in electronic records
- Ethical issues and legal issues around decision making based upon electronic records
- Population based benefits vs. personal privacy and autonomy
- Intellectual property and health in the developing world
Submissions will be refereed for relevance to the theme as well as academic rigour and originality. High quality articles not deemed to be sufficiently relevant to the special issue may be considered for publication in a subsequent non-themed issue.
Closing date for submissions: 30th August 2008
To submit your paper, please use our online submission system. For questions to the editor, you may email .