| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T1 |
0-101 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The use of data from electronic health records in times of a pandemic-a legal and ethical assessment. |
| T2 |
102-223 |
Sentence |
denotes |
National electronic health record systems controlled (at least in parts) by the patient are becoming increasingly common. |
| T3 |
224-357 |
Sentence |
denotes |
During a pandemic, data stored in such records could be used by health authorities to identify persons with a particular health risk. |
| T4 |
358-596 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In this contribution, the authors focus-from the perspective of law and medical ethics-on the question whether such state access to data could, under certain circumstances, be disadvantageous to a person's state of health in the long run. |
| T5 |
597-781 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This may be the case if the data extracted is not only used for the purpose of informing persons, but serves as a basis for measures taken against the will of the individual concerned. |
| T6 |
782-925 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This might be perceived as a "breach of trust" and could result in persons opting out of or not opting into an electronic health record system. |
| T7 |
926-1012 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Such unintended consequences raise concerns from an ethical and a legal point of view. |
| T8 |
1013-1164 |
Sentence |
denotes |
It follows that, even in times of a pandemic, access to personal data stored in patient-controlled health records should be used as a last resort only. |
| T9 |
1165-1322 |
Sentence |
denotes |
While this contribution deals with the legal framework within the EU, its considerations are transferable to other national electronic health record systems. |
