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- April Public Webinar: Privacy and Confidentiality of Personal Health Information
- InfoLAW: Privacy
- InfoLAW: Privacy and Electronic Medical Records
April Public Webinar: Privacy and Confidentiality of Personal Health Information
Nurses have legal, professional, and ethical obligations to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality. In a world where information can be shared quickly and easily, it is of critical importance for nurses to understand their role in protecting personal health information. This webinar will discuss the importance of patient privacy, common risk areas (including social media,...
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Technological advancement in the healthcare field, as well as the increase in virtual care or telepractice, has helped patients access safer, faster and more specialized care than ever before. However, these developments have also given rise to a multitude of new privacy issues, concerning loss of and unauthorized access to, use, and disclosure of a...
Read moreInfoLAW: Privacy and Electronic Medical Records
Electronic medical records (EMR) are now common to most nursing practices. To protect the privacy of patients’ personal health information, nurses should be aware of the unique privacy issues related to the use of EMR.
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