Jennifer walks behind Sloan's desk and notices that she is looking at the progress notes on a patient who was recently arrested and indicted for child abuse. The case has been in the newspaper and on television consistently for several weeks. Jennifer asks Sloan why she has accessed that record. Sloan hesitates and then says she must have entered the wrong patient ID number. ?Does Sloan's explanation sound convincing?

? Why is Jennifer concerned about Sloan looking at the patient's record?

? Just because the individual is a patient at the clinic, does that mean any employee has the right to look at the patient's EMR?

Discuss the questions listed after you have read the scenario. What do you think will happen to Sloan, and why does he think that medical records are not as important as other parts of the clinic? Talk about some of the mistakes you think could be made, and how to avoid them. Why is each part of the clinic, clinical, administrative, physicians and assistants important to the overall care of the clinic and the patient? How would you feel in this situation? Write 4 paragraphs.