Confidentiality in E-Professionalism: The Case of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

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Department of English Language, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Tel: +98 71 32295023 Ext 228 Emails: kashefian@gmail.com kashefian@sums.ac.ir

Abstract

Today a large number of health care practitioners are users of a variety of social media and online platforms. The term E-professionalism or electronic professionalism is the manner in which one involves himself online in connection with his profession and it incorporates an individual’s attachment to professional codes of conduct. In other words, if one acts and behaves in a professional way on electronic or digital platforms, he has observed e-professionalism. One issue which is of paramount importance is that confidentiality must be properly deemed in e-professionalism in all fields in general and in medical practice in particular. If confidentiality is not regarded in patients’ Electronic Health Record (EHR), patients will not reveal correct information to their physicians and the professional image of health care providers will be damaged.

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Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences
Volume 10, Issue 3
September 2019
Pages 63-64

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