• J Clin Ethics · Jan 2010

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    Breaches of health information: are electronic records different from paper records?

    • Robert M Sade.
    • Medical University of South Carolina, USA. sader@musc.edu
    • J Clin Ethics. 2010 Jan 1; 21 (1): 39-41.

    AbstractBreaches of electronic medical records constitute a type of healthcare error, but should be considered separately from other types of errors because the national focus on the security of electronic data justifies special treatment of medical information breaches. Guidelines for protecting electronic medical records should be applied equally to paper medical records.

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