In the modern world everything is getting converted from manual mode to electronic world and so are the medical records of patients. Nowadays most of the doctors relay on EHR (or) EMR for their patients records.
- EHR (Electronic Health Record)
Electronic health record is a way to record all patient details with the help of a software. This is very useful for doctors as well as patients because the doctors don’t have to search for the records of patients, just type in their record number, you will get the patient’s medical history.
- EMR (Electronic Medical Record)
Electronic medical record and electronic health record are different from each other. This particular thing can only be accessed by service provider and not by patients.
- Password protection to EHR SOFTWARE.
This is the first level of protection that is being given to the patient’s medical record. This is how it works.
- Doctors enter username and password given to them
- They get all patients details.
- Type in the record number of a particular patient in the form
- Get the result.
So simple but effective.This will help the doctor to safeguard patient’s details.
- Encrypted electronic health records
In this part we are going to discuss about encrypted electronic health records. In this method we save the medical record in a particular format and then encrypt it using encryption software. This will help us to protect medical record of patients from stealing through online. In this technique even if a person tries to steal a patient’s medical record we will be able to protect it because if he gets access to the password of the software he won’t be able to find a mechanism to unencrypt the files.
- Backup of electronic health record.
In this part we are going to discuss about backup of electronic health record. All the electronic health record will be copied and stored in another location known to be as backup this can be useful at times because if the main system is out of order we can use the backup to retrieve the patient’s medical record.
- Audit and monitor system users
This is one of the most important methods to monitor and protect electronic health record. The primary step in this mechanism is to identify the loop holes in our electronic health record system. Next we have to go in search weather any security breach has taken-place in our system. We have to regularly audit all users and authorize all users. We have to implement stringent guidelines for all authorized users.
- Monitor physical and system access
In this process as the first priority goes to identification and verification of all users who have access to our electronic health record system. Next we have to give priority to the complete list of authorized users of the electronic health record system. Supply highly authentic passwords and personal identification numbers to all users, in special cases such as system admin we have to use one time passwords in order to prevent data theft or data hack.
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