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Dr. Liederman: Access of paper charts can't be monitored. With electronic health records, any access to a patient's data is recorded. The audit trail deters violations and holds violators accountable.Consistent proactive surveillance of electronic health record activity, along with investigation of issues that are discovered, powerfully deters violations of patient privacy.r. Liederman: Privacy protections must not increase risk of harm to patients. Proactive forensic audit data mining and judicious use of alerts can be highly effective at reducing the risk of privacy violations without getting in the way of the delivery of medical care.
PaTIENT CONTROl OVER SENSITIVE HEalTH INFORMaTION Once a patient consents to allow a provider to gain access to his or her medical records, the provider gains access to everything in that patientâs recordsâthere is no way to ensure that the provider only sees information that is relevant to current treatment.hose entities that are required to comply with federal health information privacy rules under HIPAA, which defi nes a âcovered entityâ as (1) a health plan, (2) a health care clearinghouse, or (3) a health care provider who transmits any health information in electronic form for insurance or reimbursement purposes.