AAMT (American Association for Medical Transcription) speaks out on confidentiality, privacy, and patient care documentation.
Increased use of technology within the healthcare system has raised concerns about the confidentiality, privacy, and security of patient care documentation. These guidelines acknowledge the responsibility and assume the commitment to protect confidentiality, privacy, and security of patient care documentation by all individuals associated with the medical dictation and transcription process. These guidelines suggest means by which such responsibility and commitment should be demonstrated.
D016494:Computer Security / Q000592:standards; D003219:Confidentiality; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000592:standards*; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States; D015443:Word Processing / Q000592:standards