Maintain patient confidentiality

1. Maintain Patient
Confidentiality
By
Josefina Calderon
MHA690: Health Care Capstone
Prof: Hwang-Ji Lu
March 5, 2015

2. Introduction
The medical staff like nurses and physicians have the
obligation to maintain patient’s history in a private place.
Privacy is an ethical situation, this can be legal or an
ethical issue
Maintain the security and integrity

3. Steps to maintain security and
integrity
At the office
Conduct patient interview in private room
Never discus or use patients’ names in a public
Request of patients information, this has to be
authorized by patients
Keep records under security that contain names and
other identifying information in close
Restrict access to electronic database to designated staff
Carefully protect computer passwords or keys and
never give them to unauthorized parsons

4. Steps to maintain security and
integrity
Carefully safeguard computer screens
Keep computers in a locked or restricted area
Keep printouts of electronic information in a restricted
of locked area, the printouts should be destroyed

5. Authorized Staff
Information that should be closed and being
processed by authorized staff
All medical records
Reports of verification case of any test
Communication diseases report cards
Other records that contain names and other
indentifying information

6. References
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Measures to Protect
Patient Confidentiality. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/tb/education/ssmodules/module7/ss7reading4.htm
Lancaster, B. J. (1994). The impact of the computer on patient
confidentiality: A historical review (Order No. 1362454). Available from
ProQuest Central. (231390500). Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/231390500?accountid=32521

7. References
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Measures to Protect
Patient Confidentiality. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/tb/education/ssmodules/module7/ss7reading4.htm
Lancaster, B. J. (1994). The impact of the computer on patient
confidentiality: A historical review (Order No. 1362454). Available from
ProQuest Central. (231390500). Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/231390500?accountid=32521