A Guide to the National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare - hiqa.ie

National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare - Health Information and Quality AuthorityThe Standards for Use of Information8.1 Service providers use information as a resource inplanning, delivering, managing and improving the quality,safety and reliability of healthcare.8.2 Service providers have effective arrangements in placefor information governance.8.3 Service providers have effective arrangements for themanagement of healthcare records.Examples of what this means for you:nnnnnnnhealthcare professionals will have access to, and use,good quality information when making decisions withyou about your healthcareyou can expect that necessary information is shared, in atimely manner, while respecting your privacy, betweenhealthcare professionals involved in providing your healthcareyour healthcare information is available to all relevanthealthcare professionals looking after you so that you donot have to repeat your medical historyyou can expect that your rights to privacy and confidentialityare respected when your information is being sharedyour personal information will not be used for otherpurposes, such as research, without your permissionyou can expect that people working in the healthcareservice will record information about you accuratelyyou can expect that your healthcare service will keepyour healthcare records safe and up to date.829