Patient's Privacy: A Case Study

One of the most important ethical concerns about using EMR is patient’s privacy. Since many people can access patient’s information easily in health care, it is important to set rules to avoid breaching patient’s privacy. As Kopala and Mitchell stated, “Determining who can and should oversee, protect the record, and make decisions about release of a patient’s healthcare information can be a struggle for healthcare providers and institutions” (2011, p. 85). The issue with confidentiality is more pronounced when unauthorized personnel access patient’s record. As an example, nurses who are not assigned to a patient but look over patient’s information out of curiosity breach patient’s privacy and confidentiality. “Unauthorized access to or