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Confidentiality in the Age of Open Notes

Description

This educational brief explores confidentiality policies and practices, safety considerations for survivors, methods for disclosing limits of confidentiality to patients, electronic health record (EHR) adaptations, tracking intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and exploitation (IPV/HT/E) measures in the Uniform Data System (UDS), and client-centered approaches to care. Protecting survivor confidentiality is a cornerstone of clinical care. This brief includes practical considerations to help health centers (HCs) adapt to the evolving landscape of telemedicine and patient access to medical records. HCs can utilize the featured practices, policies, and resources to protect the confidentiality and increase the safety of survivors of IPV/HT/E.

Subtopics

HIT/Data: Privacy and SecurityCommunity Health: Non-Medical Factors of HealthHIT/Data: Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

Keywords

Privacy/Protected Health InformationUniform Data System (UDS)Patient PortalsPolicies and ProceduresInjury and Violence Prevention
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Resource Details

Developer
HealthPartnersIPVE
Year
2025
Language
English
Primary Audience
Clinicians Administrative Staff
Category
HIT/Data

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