System Security and HIPAA Compliance

Using Audit Trails

Using the audit trails features you can track the following:

• Transactions

• Scheduling

• Prescriptions

• Patient Information

• Charts

• Security settings

• PracticeToGo

• Reports

• Archived Transactions

• Time Cards

The following are tracked in the audit trail:

• Name of the user who performs a security-protected task

• Date and time the task is performed

You can generate the following Audit Trail reports:

• Transaction Audit Trail:Contains a record of every deletion or modification, including back-dating, to transactions, patients, and account records.

• Scheduler Audit Trail:Tracks the dates and times appointments were made, shortened, lengthened, canceled, or entered into the tickler file.

• Prescription Audit Trail:Contains a record of every prescription issued by a provider.

• Patient Information Audit Trail:Contains a record of all changes made to patient demographic data (excluding changes to clinical data).

• Charting Audit Trail:Lists every patient's deleted chart or clinical note.

• HIPAA Security Audit Trail:Documents failed logins to the software due to password error and successful overrides of features that require passwords.

• PracticeToGo Audit Trail:Tracks Palm users and the work performed.

• Reports Audit Trail:Supplies you with a description of all reports run by your office.

• Time Card Audit Trail:Displays a list of changes made to employees' time cards.

Related Topics

Viewing Audit Trails

Running Transaction Audit Trail Reports

Running Scheduler Audit Trail Reports

Running Prescription Audit Trail Reports

Running Patient Information Audit Trail Reports

Running Charting Audit Trail Reports

Running HIPAA Security Audit Trail Reports

Running PracticeToGo Audit Trail Reports

Running Reports Audit Trail Reports

Running Time Card Audit Trail Reports