Research On Legal Issues Of Disclosing Patient Information During Epidemic Prevention And Contro

Novel coronavirus pneumonia information disclosure and prevention measures have been developed from scratch to detailed information.The process reflects the transformation of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in China.The disclosure of patient information is an original measure of our government.The disclosure of patient information not only strengthens the government’s response ability to the pneumonia epidemic,but also provides relevant data for accurate prevention and control.The public can conduct self-examination on whether they have contact with the diagnosed patients through the public patient information.However,in specific practice,the existing laws in China lack unified provisions on the principles,subjects,contents and procedures of disclosing patient information,and the relevant provisions are scattered in different legal provisions,lacking cohesion and unity.Under the panic caused by the epidemic,local governments have different ways to disclose patient information due to lack of experience and calm.Therefore,it is necessary to make it clear that the measure of disclosing patient information is in line with legal principles and legal provisions,and the government’s disclosure of patient information is legitimate.On this basis,combined with the analysis of the existing practice,aiming at the problems in specific practice,it is particularly important to improve the legal norms related to the disclosure of patient information,so as to better guide the epidemic prevention and control.Clarify the principle of disclosing patient information in epidemic prevention and control,which should adhere to the principle of necessity and the principle of minimum damage.The purpose of disclosing patient information should be accurate prevention and control.When the government organ studies and decides that it is necessary to disclose the information of confirmed patients,it should take the way of minimizing the damage to the personal rights and interests of patients;Establish the main system of disclosing patient information of infectious diseases at different levels.When the health administrative department at or above the county level believes that a certain infectious epidemic has broken out in the region,it can report to the superior level by level,and disclose patient information in the administrative region to guide the action of epidemic prevention and control in the region;Standardize the content of patient information disclosure and take desensitization treatment.The content of disclosure is only to meet the needs of epidemic prevention and control,and clarify the format of patient information disclosure.It is recommended to adopt the format of "positive infected person XX,gender,age,residential street or community",which can only guide group prevention and group control and minimize the damage to the patient’s privacy;Finally,in terms of the procedures for disclosing patient information,we should take into account both reasonable and legal principles,and make the provisions on the collection,release and relief of patients’ personal information clear.When collecting and patient information,we should inform the patients and strive for the consent of the patients as much as possible.When the wrong disclosure of patient information has an adverse impact on the patients themselves,there should be a way of relief.The open and accurate information of patients can help the implementation of this comprehensive prevention and control measure through legislation.