Consequences of Breaches

Inappropriate use and/or disclosure of confidential information is not only harmful to patients and the Medical Center, it will result in disciplinary action up to, and including, termination from the job. Whether you work on the facility grounds, with paper records, on a computer terminal, or spend most of your day on the phone or with patients, you are part of the Medical Center’s information security and confidentiality system.

If you should observe or overhear a breach of information security and confidentiality, you should first mention it to the people/person involved – they may not realize what they are doing. If this does not help, it is important to immediately inform your supervisor, manager, or the Information Systems Security Administrator. Remember that each of us is responsible for maintaining information security and confidentiality.