title: Access audit trails: en route to security.
abstract: An electronic access audit trail can be an effective security tool if the right conditions are in place. In this article, learn how to ensure that your organization has the right technology, procedures, mechanisms, and plans to implement an audit trial.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Halpert
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D004647:Employee Discipline; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000592:standards*; D008330:Management Audit / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013995:Time; D014481:United States