title: Physician PDA use and the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
abstract: Physicians need better access to information when making patient care decisions. Hospitals should allow electronic data transfers to physician PDAs to improve patient care, and physicians must institute measures to secure the confidentiality of patient information on their PDAs. By explicitly excluding copies from their designated record set, hospitals need not maintain copies or track access of information on personally owned PDAs.
authors.affiliation: Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Pancoast
authors.forename: Timothy B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.forename: Joyce A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D003219:Confidentiality; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D016134:Organizational Policy; D014481:United States