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A patient is always permitted access to their own medical records. The only possible reason why they would not be allowed is if they are deemed mentally incompetent.
A patient has the right to receive respectful and considerate care, access to necessary information about their health and treatment options, and the ability to make decisions about their care. Patients also have the right to privacy and confidentiality of their medical information.
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Patient's rights are established under HIPAA, a federal law. Additional patient's rights are established federal laws providing for informed consent and the right to access medical records. Most states have their own patient's rights laws, also. HIPAA is an acronym for Health Information Privacy Act.
HIPAA is pretty nebulous about who should access specific types of data, so that really puts the decision in the hands of whichever auditor shows up to evaluate the controls and processes that protect patient data. This question is essentially about right and wrong. Unless there is a clear need for a QI to access patient information, then he or she shouldn't. Period. If the QI is conducting an investigation, driven by either an incident or as part of a process improvement initiative, then it might be acceptable. However, the patient should be notified ahead of time, and give his or her permission to proceed. Yes, that's a hassle. And yes, it's possible to structure the HIPAA notification to allow access to the patient's data under certain circumstances. But that doesn't make it ethically right. HIPAA is pretty nebulous about who should access specific types of data, so that really puts the decision in the hands of whichever auditor shows up to evaluate the controls and processes that protect patient data. This question is essentially about right and wrong. Unless there is a clear need for a QI to access patient information, then he or she shouldn't. Period. If the QI is conducting an investigation, driven by either an incident or as part of a process improvement initiative, then it might be acceptable. However, the patient should be notified ahead of time, and give his or her permission to proceed. Yes, that's a hassle. And yes, it's possible to structure the HIPAA notification to allow access to the patient's data under certain circumstances. But that doesn't make it ethically right.
Access right is set for a folder or a partition or even a drive in the computer so we can control on who can access or modify data in that particular folder or drive. This is very much important if your computer is connected to a network so that you can control who can view or modify the data in your computer remotely.
Julie Shaw has written: 'Privacy' -- subject(s): Access control, Business records, Privacy, Right of, Right of Privacy
Inside the floor shift console. Should have an access panel on the right side of console that can be removed to gain access to ECM.
There is already federal legislation and law that protects a patients right to their medical privacy. The "Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1966" (HIPAA). HOWEVER: If the patient is a minor or has been ajudged legally incompetent, their guardians will have access to the information. See: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacysummary.pdf
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