Video-monitoring in medical service providers – legal and practical aspects

The article presents current legal regulations in Poland that define the conditions for monitoring by medical care providers. The issue is presented both from the legal perspective and from the perspective of health care management, while referring to author’s own observations, resulting from his scientific work and professional experience. On this basis, an attempt was made to formulate the legal and practical implications of the issue of the legal use of monitoring when providing health services to patients.

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W artykule przedstawiono obowiązujące w Polsce przepisy prawne definiujące warunki prowadzenia monitoringu w placówkach medycznych. Zagadnienie prezentowane jest z perspektywy prawnej oraz zarządzania w ochronie zdrowia, oparte na obserwacjach własnych autora, wynikających z jego pracy naukowej oraz doświadczeń zawodowych. Na tej podstawie podjęta została próba sformułowania implikacji prawnych i praktycznych zagadnienia legalnego wykorzystywania monitoringu podczas udzielania świadczeń zdrowotnych pacjentom.

The article presents current legal regulations in Poland that define the conditions for monitoring by medical care providers. The issue is presented both from the legal perspective and from the perspective of health care management, while referring to author’s own observations, resulting from his scientific work and professional experience. On this basis, an attempt was made to formulate the legal and practical implications of the issue of the legal use of monitoring when providing health services to patients.