This document discusses the importance of privacy with patient health records. It provides reasons for viewing patient records, such as when a patient is being seen or has questions, and reasons to avoid viewing records, like if they are a friend or family member. Possible outcomes for looking at unnecessary records without cause are outlined, including warnings, administrative action, suspension or firing. The document proposes ways to reduce unnecessary access such as sign out sheets for physical records and random audits of virtual records accessed. It concludes by reminding readers to avoid unnecessary files.

1. Patient Health Records
The Importance of Privacy

2. When viewing Patient Records
• There are things to ask yourself

3. When viewing Patient Records
• There are things to ask yourself
• Is it necessary to view these files?

4. When viewing Patient Records
• There are things to ask yourself
• Is it necessary to view these files?
• If not, put them away

5. When viewing Patient Records
• There are things to ask yourself
• Is it necessary to view these files?
• If not, put them away
• If not, why did you have them out to begin
with.

6. Reasons to View Patient Records
• The patient is currently being seen

7. Reasons to View Patient Records
• The patient is currently being seen
• The patient has had questions and it is
necessary to view their records to answer that
question

8. Reasons to View Patient Records
• The patient is currently being seen
• The patient has had questions and it is
necessary to view their records to answer that
question
• The patient is currently on their way in to be
seen

9. Reasons to Avoid Patient Records
• They are a friend or family member

10. Reasons to Avoid Patient Records
• They are a friend or family member
• You just want to see how the person is doing

11. Reasons to Avoid Patient Records
• They are a friend or family member
• You just want to see how the person is doing
• You’re a fan of their work, or something they
do or have done

12. Reasons to Avoid Patient Records
• They are a friend or family member
• You just want to see how the person is doing
• You’re a fan of their work, or something they
do or have done
• You just feel like being nosy

13. Possible Outcomes for Looking into
Unnecessary Patient Records
• You may receive a warning

14. Possible Outcomes for Looking into
Unnecessary Patient Records
• You may receive a warning
• Administrative action may be taken, or
suspension

15. Possible Outcomes for Looking into
Unnecessary Patient Records
• You may receive a warning
• Administrative action may be taken, or
suspension
• You may be fired

16. Possible Outcomes for Looking into
Unnecessary Patient Records
• You may receive a warning
• Administrative action may be taken, or
suspension
• You may be fired
• Is it really worth it to lose your job over this?

17. Ways We Plan on Reducing
Unnecessary Access
• Sign out sheets for any physical records

18. Ways We Plan on Reducing
Unnecessary Access
• Sign out sheets for any physical records
• Random checks and audits for all virtual
records accessed, as well as physical records
checked out

19. Do your Part
Stay away from unnecessary files
• We’ve got our eye on you