Access to Information - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community.

2 Nov 2008 BACKGROUND: The exchange of information is an integral component of continuity of health care and may limit or prevent costly duplication of tests and treatments. This study determined the probability that patient information from previous visits ... Read more...

Should preemption apply in a pharmaceutical context? An analysis of the preemption debate and what regulatory compliance statutes contribute to the discussion.

29 Sep 2008 Should the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s determination that a product is safe negate a private litigant's cause of action under state law in all circumstances, unless the FDA determines that the manufacturer withheld relevant information ... Read more...

[Medical aspects of the open access initiative]

5 Sep 2008 The main condition of successful medical attendance and development of medical research is the use of scientific literature. The aim of our article is to briefly introduce the medical open access publishers and to call attention to the publishing ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Access to Information'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Strengthening primary care with better transfer of information. 2 Nov 2008
• Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community. 2 Nov 2008
• Ethics. Clinical trials guidelines at odds with U.S. policy. 22 Oct 2008
• Clinical trials and tribulations. Lemons, oranges, and complexity. Introduction. 8 Oct 2008
• Making clinical data widely available. 8 Oct 2008
• Beta blockers? 7 Oct 2008
• Applying legal holds to electronic records. 29 Sep 2008
• Should preemption apply in a pharmaceutical context? An analysis of the preemption debate and what regulatory compliance statutes contribute to the discussion. 29 Sep 2008
• Ethical and practical issues associated with aggregating databases. 21 Sep 2008
• Scholarly publishing. House weighs proposal to block mandatory 'Open Access'. 17 Sep 2008
• Data on display. Interview by Katherine Sanderson. 16 Sep 2008
• [Medical aspects of the open access initiative] 5 Sep 2008
• Genetic privacy. Whole-genome data not anonymous, challenging assumptions. 3 Sep 2008
• Protecting aggregate genomic data. 2 Sep 2008
• Increased transparency: making the journal better for readers and for authors. 30 Aug 2008
• Health information for patients: time to look beyond patient information leaflets. 30 Aug 2008
• Keeping your genes private. 30 Aug 2008
• The level of Internet access and ICT training for health information professionals in sub-Saharan Africa. 30 Aug 2008
• Home Office licence abstracts--an assessment. 30 Aug 2008
• Open-access world wide web resources on sepsis. 13 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Access to Information'

Definition: Individual's rights to obtain and use information collected or generated by others.

Descriptor UI: D022126

Alternative terms: Access to Information; Information, Access to; Public Access to Information; Open Access to Information; Freedom of Information Act Requests; FOIA Requests; FOIA Request; Request, FOIA; Requests, FOIA;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.473.352.500.030; L01.737.030;

History Note: 2001