title: A physician's role following a breach of electronic health information.
abstract: The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs of the American Medical Association examines physicians' professional ethical responsibility in the event that the security of patients' electronic records is breached.
authors.affiliation: Ethics Standards Group, American Medical Association, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schleiter
authors.forename: Bette-Jane
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Crigger
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: Regina M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Benjamin
authors.forename: Sharon P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D035502:Trust; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States