Question

Which of the following actions could cause a breach of patient privacy and security?

A. Shredding confidential papers

B. Double-checking addresses before sending confidential information

C. Storing information on local hard drives and desktops

D. Including confidentiality statements in the signature block e-mail messages

Answer 1

C. If you’re keeping information somewhere that everyone can see, obviously they are going to see it some time or another. Most of the time that person wasn’t supposed to see it but it was in the open or somewhere it shouldn’t have been in the first place.

Answer 2

C storing on your desk top is not a good idea it allows anyone to see