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A classmate made this comment and i need to response  to it.....

I think we run the risk of one's information getting into the wrong hands whether our information is on paper or in a computer. When it was on paper, it was each human service professionals responsibility to keep the paper work safe by placing them into secure areas. On computers, it's the same. However, other employees can go into filing cabinets and retrieve that information or steal someone's laptop or computer. But it's the risk one must take in order for human service professionals to successfully do their jobs. Without obtaining the proper information from our client's, we are not only doing them a disservice, but ourselves. Lately, there seems to be a lot of business hacking, which makes me uncomfortable. The one thing I do like is the fact that these company's are being honest about it and letting their customers know so that they can take extra measures to protect themselves. Although I tend to be a very private person, I understand that in order for me to get assistance in many aspects of my life, I must be willing to divulge personal information to people that I must trust in order to assist me, such as doctors, pharmacists, work, insurance, just to name a few.

 

 My teacher made this comment and i need to response back to her also...

 

 I agree, confidentiality is always going to be a challenge.  We were recently having a conversation in the office about the relative benefits of sending a document through an encrypted email attachment vs. sending via the FAX machine.  The FAX machine won that round since the document (a doctor's order) could be retrieved by any of the staff at the facility's nurses' station and was not dependent on one individual being at work and online to get that message.  What do you all think?

 

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