Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security
Lecture:Tools for protecting privacy and confidentiality
Slide content:Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security Summary Lecture b There are many points where information can leak out of the system Many technologies are available for protecting security Encryption is necessary but not sufficient Paper-based information has its own security problems 20
Slide notes:This concludes Lecture b of Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security . In summary, there are many points where private patient information can leak out of the health care system. There are also many technologies for protecting security that must be used. One of these, encryption, is necessary but not sufficient by itself. Finally, issues of privacy and security apply to both electronic and paper-based information. 20