Information privacy: medical record directors' perceptions of policy and practice

In summary, it appears that much work remains to be done in ensuring medical information privacy, especially in larger healthcare facilities. Managers of these organizations are urged to confront these issues now, while there is still time to act in a proactive management mode. Media and legislative scrutiny with respect to privacy are increasing, and it is only a matter of time before managers in the medical community find themselves reacting to queries from external parties. It is far better to resolve the problems while they are under one's own control than to wait for outside scrutiny to force a reactive reconsideration.