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Patient Privacy Monitoring glossary

Terms used in Patient Privacy Monitoring and its documentation.

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Terms used in Patient Privacy Monitoring and its documentation.

TermMeaning
Access logThe audit record of who opened which patient's record and when, supplied from the EHR or another application.
AlertA flag raised by a rule or analytics score that an access needs review.
CaseAn escalated alert that your investigators work in FairWarning, with notes, interviews and findings.
Relationship ruleA rule that flags access to records of coworkers, relatives, household members or neighbors.
Protected patientA patient your privacy officer names for closer review, such as a public figure or staff member.
Legitimate closure reasonAn approved, documented reason a Moraph analyst may close an alert without escalation.
Feed healthWhether each data feed arrived on time and complete.
FindingYour organization's decision on whether an access was appropriate.
SanctionThe action your HR team takes after a finding, recorded by category.
Configuration baselineThe rules and settings Moraph applies at cut-over, approved by your privacy officer and changed only by request.

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