Pendrak R F, Ericson R P
PHICO Group, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA.
Healthc Financ Manage. 1998 Oct;52(10):66-8.
To meet the needs of an increasing number of persons who require access to patient information, health systems have devoted significant financial resources to developing computerized medical records. As these enterprisewide information systems go online, however the risk of compromising patient confidentiality increases dramatically. State laws regarding patient confidentiality vary considerably, and national standards have not yet been established. Therefore, health systems need to take steps to ensure that their computerized patient records remain secure and confidential to avoid being found in violation of patients' legal right to privacy.
为满足越来越多需要获取患者信息的人员的需求，医疗系统投入了大量资金来开发计算机化病历。然而，随着这些全企业范围的信息系统上线，损害患者保密性的风险急剧增加。关于患者保密性的州法律差异很大，国家标准尚未确立。因此，医疗系统需要采取措施确保其计算机化患者记录的安全性和保密性，以免被认定侵犯患者的法定隐私权。
