Page 14 - Part 2 Navigating Electronic Media in a Healthcare Setting

SVMIC Navigating Electronic Media in a Healthcare Setting

Audit Trail

Every EHR system has an audit trail. The timeline is no longer a

guessing game. Gone are the days of using handwriting experts to
try to determine when and by whom an entry was made in a

patient’s chart. Forensic IT experts can now review the metadata
contained within the EHR, which is basically the DNA of the EHR

system, to determine everything that occurred in the electronic
chart, including the information outlined in the following image.

EHRs should be protected and secure due to their online status.

Not only is it imperative to protect EHRs from unauthorized outside
access, but data trails are also necessary in order to make sure

that they are accessed only on a need-to-know basis in-house.

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