The Regulation of Privacy and Data Protection in the Use of Electronic Health Information : An International Perspective and Reference Source on Regulatory and Legal Issues Related to Person-Identifiable Health Databases

The authors of this publication review the fundamental concepts related to the technical and legal aspects of data protection and summarize the scope and degree of implementation of pertinent regulation in 51 countries.

Even though the emphasis of the book is on data protection and privacy issues as they related to person-identifiable electronic databases, data privacy regulation and legislation being implemented in many countries will likely apply to all data, regardless of whether they are collected offline or online.