Patient Privacy, Confidentiality and Health Records
Recognise identifiable health information.
What you will learn
- Recognise identifiable health information.
- Use records for an authorised purpose.
- Share information securely and proportionately.
- Distinguish anonymisation from superficial masking.
- Respond to an information incident.
- Manage records and learning material responsibly.
Course content
6 lessons + final assessmentSelect a lesson to view its details.
01What needs protectionNot started
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02Purpose and accessNot started
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03Sharing for careNot started
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04Teaching and de-identificationNot started
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05Incidents and immediate actionNot started
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06Records across their lifecycleNot started
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18 questions · 30 minutes · Pass: 15 correct
Who this course is for
Everyday information-handling knowledge.
Prerequisite: No formal prerequisite; imaging workplace context is helpful.
Scope and professional boundaries
Everyday information-handling knowledge. Not a data-protection officer qualification or a legal opinion on a particular disclosure.
References
- Zambia Data Protection Act No 3 of 2021 ↗
- ICO What is special category data ↗
- US HHS Guidance on de-identification of protected health information ↗
- Zambia Data Protection Commission guidance and FAQs ↗
- HPCZ Patient Confidentiality Guidelines First edition March 2016 ↗
- HPCZ Generation and Management of Patient Records First edition March 2016 ↗
- National Health Research Act No 2 of 2013 Zambia ↗
- OAIC Guide to health privacy updated May 2025 ↗
- HPCZ Ethical guidance ↗