Author Question: Factors that facilitate keeping patient information confidential in an electronic health record ... (Read 51 times)

jayhills49 · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

Factors that facilitate keeping patient information confidential in an electronic health record (EHR) system include:

1. Designing software so that only those who need the information can gain access
2. Requiring providers to log off at the end of the clinical day
3. Keeping a file of the login and password information for each provider in a secure place
4. Having patients sign informed consent documents to have their data on an EHR

Question 2

Decision support systems often provide medication alerts that tell the prescriber:

1. Patient history data with a summary of their diagnoses
2. The usual dosage for the drug being prescribed
3. The patient's latest laboratory values, such as potassium levels
4. Potential drug-to-drug interactions with other medications the patient is taking

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