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J Am Med Inform Assoc 6:53-60 doi:10.1136/jamia.1999.0060053
  • Original Investigation

Attitudes of First-year Medical Students Toward the Confidentiality of Computerized Patient Records

Table 1

Responses of Students (N = 97) to Question about What Actions They Would Take in Response to an Alleged Breach of a Patient's Privacy by a Fellow Student

Number (%)
Responses consistent with institutional guidelines:
 Notify medical school deans 51 (53)
 Notify medical/graduate school honor committee 18 (19)
 Notify faculty, department, or other academic unit 5 (5)
 Notify hospital 12 (12)
 Notify attending physician 1 (1)
Responses not consistent with institutional guidelines:
 Investigate on my own 19 (20)
 Confront student 15 (16)
 Notify police or law enforcement 4 (4)
 Do something too vague to interpret 15 (16)
 Do nothing 1 (1)

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