Get "smart" with a PDA

A personal digital assistant (PDA) is an invaluable technological tool for keeping current clinical information handy, and can reduce point of care clinical errors. PDAs used to handle patient information are subject to the rules set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act&#...

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Published inNursing management Vol. 35 Suppl 5; no. 10; pp. 17 - 18
Main Author Rosenthal, Kelli
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies 01.10.2004
Subjects
Access control
Accountability
Compliance
Computer Security
Computer User Training
Computers, Handheld - statistics & numerical data
Confidentiality
Data encryption
Drug dosages
Health care
Health informatics
Health insurance
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act 1996-US
Humans
Information management
Laboratories
Legal medicine
Nurse Administrators - education
Nurses
Nursing care
Operating systems
Pediatrics
Personal digital assistants
Privacy
Security
Software
United States > US
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ISSN0744-6314
1538-8670
DOI10.1097/00005110-200410002-00007

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Summary:A personal digital assistant (PDA) is an invaluable technological tool for keeping current clinical information handy, and can reduce point of care clinical errors. PDAs used to handle patient information are subject to the rules set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's Final Security Rule. The rule specifies the following areas in the data management system where users must ensure safety of information: person or entity authentication, access control, audit controls, encryption, integrity, and transmission security. Nurses should be aware of their duty to protect confidential information related to patient care, and tips for protecting the information in their PDAs are presented.
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ISSN:0744-6314
1538-8670
DOI:10.1097/00005110-200410002-00007