Review emergency access
Available to
Privacy officers.Every emergency (break-glass) access to a sensitive patient must be reviewed afterwards. The review list is how a privacy officer confirms the access was justified.
Review an access
- Open HIS Administration → Emergency Access Review.
- Read each row: the patient, facility, user, Purpose Of Use, when it was requested, when it expires, its State and Review State.
- Open an entry and read the Reason the user gave. Note when the notification was sent (Notification Sent At).
- If the access should end immediately, select Revoke.
- Enter the Review Note with your conclusion and select Close Review. Your name and time are recorded.
Access states
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
Requested | The user asked for access. It can be activated with Activate Emergency Access. |
Active | The user can open the chart until it expires. Access lasts at most 60 minutes at a time. |
Expired | The time ran out. |
Revoked | Ended early by a privacy officer. |
For the user's side of this, see Handle urgent access and sensitive records.
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