Protecting patient information in an electronic age: a sacred trust.
Keeping pace with changes in electronic technologies and their implications in terms of privacy is a challenge. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of new technologies and remind nurses of their responsibilities in safeguarding patient information.
Nursing Department, University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA, USA.
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D003219:Confidentiality / Q000592:standards*; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D017132:Workplace