Should the identity of patients affected by coronarys be revealed

Following dilemmas set up by institutions whether to reveal the privacy of patients affected with the COVID19, the Association of Patients' Rights in Kosovo PRAK considers that in unusual situations such as the new coronary changes many rules, including patient privacy.

In cases like this, the National Institute of Public Health is the competent institution to balance the patient's public interest and privacy, the communique says.

The National Institute of Public Health as the Guardian of all citizens should assess how much privacy is needed in order to protect potential citizens from lack of information.

PRAK finds that the discovery of information for certain patients, whether personal data, therapeutic health, etc. It should be institutionally not individually.

In cases where an infected patient has had contact with many who cannot be isolated, I KSHPK has the power to provide information from the patient as a name, last name, birth, birth date, but also some pictures of the patient so that potentially affected patients can be self-aware, with advice to contact I KSHPK to test.

When such data is published, I The KSHPK should reason on their publication so that the patient does not become stigmatized. In cases of the patient's data release, since we still don't have an uncontrolled flow of cases, I The KSHPK should initially seek approval for publication on the part of patients, and it is good to encourage them to make the case public themselves and then the data to appear in the public”, the communiqué reads next.

The PRAK requires that no more information be discovered than is needed for public health protection, while supporting the idea that healing patients are published, as this positively affects citizens' mental health. /