Patient confidentiality refers to an individual's right to have their personal and identifiable health information kept private and secure. Advances in technology have allowed health organizations to computerize records but have also created opportunities for accidental breaches of confidentiality. This includes medical records, lab results, diagnoses, medications, demographics, and other personal health information. Those working in healthcare have responsibilities like restricting medical record access, protecting passwords, only accessing records as needed, and logging off computers to ensure patient confidentiality is maintained.
2. What is Patient Confidentiality?
Confidentiality is the right of an individual to have their personal and
identifiable health information be kept private and secure by the
entrusted practitioner and health organization.
3. What is Patient Confidentiality?
Technology today allows health organizations to computerize medical
records, participate in telehealth and research medicine and advances
through the internet.
These advances have created opportunities for risks in potential and
unintentional breaches of confidentiality. Ensuring medical information is
protected and secure will ensure lasting relationships between providers and
patients.
4. What is Confidential?
Medical Record
Lab results
Diagnosis
Medications
Past medical history
Demographics
Address
Race
5. What are Your Responsibilities?
Medical record access
Protecting passwords
Changing passwords every 90 days
Need to know access
Computer access
Protecting passwords
Logging off after each use
6. What are Your Responsibilities?
Medical record access
Protecting passwords
Changing passwords every 90 days
Need to know access
Computer access
Protecting passwords
Logging off after each use
