Knowledge, practices, and patterns of data confidentiality among pharmacists in a developing country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased application of electronic health information systems led to the buildup of patient information and facilitated access to this data. Consequently, the confidentiality of this information became an ethical challenge to medical teams' members including pharmacists. However, no study has been conducted to assess pharmacists' knowledge or practices of data confidentiality. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the current practices and knowledge of pharmacists concerning data confidentiality.

Methods

This was a cross sectional study that included clinical pharmacists in tertiary hospitals and health care centers in Jordan. Data was collected through phone or face to face interviews using a data collection sheet. All continuous data was presented as median

SUBMITTER: Gharaibeh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8941157 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature