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Legal and Ethics
Privilaged communications and computers in health care
| Word | Definition/Notes |
|---|---|
| privilaged communications | all info given to health care workers by a patient; only shared with members of hc team |
| info must be reported | births, deaths, abuse, std's, and contagious illnesses |
| errors | single line, initials, date |
| computers in health care | difficult to maintain confedentiality; many ppl haev access to computerized records |
| safegaurds | limiting access, use of codes to access certain info, passwords, monitoring use |
| a legal document in court | health records |