论个人医疗信息的法律保护

在信息和网络化社会，个人医疗信息具有极高的商业价值，需要受到个人信息保护法的严格保护，但同时也要谨慎对待这类敏感信息的保护程度。既要使患者个人医疗信息得到妥善保护，又要确保公共卫生服务的顺利开展和医学研究的不断进步，结合经济与合作发展组织《关于隐私保护与个人数据跨国流通指南》的指导原则确定二者合理边界是当下较好的选择。

On the Legal Protection of Personal Medical Information

In the information and internet society,personal medical information has a high commercial value and it should be protected strictly under the law of personal information protection.However,we also should be cautious about the extent of the protection for such sensitive information.On the one hand,the patients’ personal medical information should be protected properly;on the other hand,the protection system of personal information should ensure the smooth development of the public health services and advances in medical research.It is a better choice to refer to the principles of the OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data to determine their boundary.