DF # 8

Let's analyze the following situation. You are an IT consultant working for a doctor's office. You discover that a well-known movie star is a patient. The tabloids have publishing stories about this celebrity having plastic surgery. You have access to all the patient files in the Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Your dilemma is that you have a professional responsibility to keep this information private. Should you look at the star's information in the EMR? Should you share this information with some of your friends? With the public? Are there any federal regulations to consider? What about company policy?

Are there factors that would change your decision? Evaluate your classmates’ responses and indicate whether any one or more of these factors they suggested would change your decision?