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¶ … Portability vs. Privacy
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) refers to the digital version of papers containing all the medical history of a patient. EMRs are mostly applied in healthcare institutions for treatment and diagnosis.
Benefits of Electronic Medical Records
The following are some of the benefits associated with electronic medical records (Thede, 2010). EMRs are more efficient than paper records because they encourage providers to:
Track patient's data over time
Spot clients who are due for screening and preventive visits
Conduct patient monitoring to measure their parameters including blood pressure and vaccinations
Improve the overall quality of service provision in the practice
Electronic medical records store information in a manner that makes it impossible for outsiders to access. It might be necessary to print patients' medical records and delivered through the mail to other health care members or specialists.
HIPAA Regulations and EMR
The federal government passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that led to the emergence of national standards for the security of medical records. HIPAA regulations and laws were introduced to ensure that patients exercise much control over their medical records, benchmark on the limits of accessing patients' medical records, and erect a caseload of privacy safeguards for caregivers. As care providers shift to EMR systems, the privacy of patients falls under HIPAA regulations and laws. These provisions grant patients with a number of privacy rights on key medical records. Under HIPAA rule of patient...
They can request to have a copy of their medical file. In addition, patients are entitled to know if and how caregivers are using their medical data for other purposes. Care providers must seek for patient clarification before disclosing their personal information (Jacques, 2011).
As the EMR systems expand, all HIPAA regulations continue to be applied in the medical industry. Besides the benefits of easy sharing of patient information, improved accuracy and reduced costs, EMR system has the potential to bring patient privacy. If the medical records are computerized, app parties accessing medical data records will be computerized and recorded. This system comes with an audit trail that tracks individuals accessing electronic patient records. This oversight of patient privacy has garnered broad support. On the other hand, paper medical records make it difficult to have an accurate track of people viewing patients' files (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012).
Patients must have control over the disclosure of their medical records. Whether it done with good or bad intentions. Electronic medical records provide ease of limiting the disclosure of data to essential elements. There are numerous reasons for disclosing medical records including insurance checks, treatment needs and employment requirements. However, clients will not reveal all aspects of their medical information all the time. Caregivers with properly computerized medical records have the ease of removing extraneous health details as they disclose EMR. HIPAA regulations articulate that employers and life insurance are exempted from the privacy laws…
References
Thede, L. (2010). Informatics: Electronic health records: A boon or privacy nightmare? Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 15(2), 8.
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofCon
Jacques, L. (2011). Electronic health records and respect for patient privacy: A prescription for compatibility. Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, 13(2), 441-462. http://www.jetlaw.org/wp-content/journal-pdfs/Francis.pdf
Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2012). Public health nursing: Population-centered health care in the community. Maryland Heights, Mo: Elsevier Mosby.
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