Protecting Patient Privacy: Medical Assistant Guidelines for Chart Security

The medical assistant can help prevent a breach of patient confidentiality by placing charts in wall holders by taking the following steps:

- Ensuring that the wall holders are located in a secure area that is not easily accessible to unauthorized individuals.

- Keeping the charts organized and facing away from the hallway or other public areas.

- Removing the charts from the wall holders when they are not in use.

- Shredding or destroying any charts that are no longer needed.

- Educating other staff members about the importance of patient confidentiality and the proper way to handle patient charts.