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Teymouri M, Kazemi S S. Electronic Health Records:
A Strategy for Promoting Health in Penal Institutions. MLJ 2025; 19 (60) :1119-1131
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1- Department of Law, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
Abstract:
Background and Aim: Today, with the advancement of technology in the field of health, we are witnessing an increase in productivity in the field of health and treatment in society, an example of which is the electronic health record. On the other hand, considering the generality of the health field of all members of society, including defendants and convicts, whose very human nature makes they have rights, including the right to health. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to examine the electronic health record as a strategy for promoting health in penal institutions.
Method: This study is designed as a descriptive-analytical review. For this purpose, a search was conducted in scientific databases including Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus and Magiran using the English equivalent of keywords such as "penal institution", combining health with "defendants", "convicts", "health promotion" and "electronic file".
Ethical Considerations: In the present study, the ethical aspects of library research, including the originality of texts, honesty and trustworthiness, have been observed.
Results: Creating an electronic health record is necessary to promote the health of defendants and convicts at all stages of criminal justice from the moment of arrest to the completion of the sentence. Because with the possibility of connecting to the electronic health record of each individual before entering the penal institutions, it is possible to implement preventive measures.
Conclusion: Among the challenges of the electronic health record, we can mention the lack of necessary infrastructure, human resource training and security issues and cyber hacking of information. Also, there are no codified laws in this field. Therefore, it is suggested that in this regard, penal institutions should cooperate with health and medical institutions and prepare regulations to enrich this area. Also, to improve the infrastructure, by using the multipurpose intranet and extranet protection network, information theft can be prevented to some extent.
Please cite this article as:
Teymouri M, Kazemi SS. Electronic Health Records: A Strategy for Promoting Health in Penal Institutions. Medical Law Journal. 2025; 19: e73.
Method: This study is designed as a descriptive-analytical review. For this purpose, a search was conducted in scientific databases including Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus and Magiran using the English equivalent of keywords such as "penal institution", combining health with "defendants", "convicts", "health promotion" and "electronic file".
Ethical Considerations: In the present study, the ethical aspects of library research, including the originality of texts, honesty and trustworthiness, have been observed.
Results: Creating an electronic health record is necessary to promote the health of defendants and convicts at all stages of criminal justice from the moment of arrest to the completion of the sentence. Because with the possibility of connecting to the electronic health record of each individual before entering the penal institutions, it is possible to implement preventive measures.
Conclusion: Among the challenges of the electronic health record, we can mention the lack of necessary infrastructure, human resource training and security issues and cyber hacking of information. Also, there are no codified laws in this field. Therefore, it is suggested that in this regard, penal institutions should cooperate with health and medical institutions and prepare regulations to enrich this area. Also, to improve the infrastructure, by using the multipurpose intranet and extranet protection network, information theft can be prevented to some extent.
Please cite this article as:
Teymouri M, Kazemi SS. Electronic Health Records: A Strategy for Promoting Health in Penal Institutions. Medical Law Journal. 2025; 19: e73.
Keywords: Health Rights, Electronic Health Records, Defendants, Convicts, Health Promotion, Penal Institutions
Type of Study: Original Article |
Received: 2025/07/21 | Accepted: 2026/02/16
Received: 2025/07/21 | Accepted: 2026/02/16
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