Teen Privacy

Protect teen privacy  without complicating care.

For teens, privacy rights can change, but parents still have an important role in their healthcare. Office Practicum helps practices manage both, with confidential information protected directly within the patient record.

WHY IT MATTERS

Protecting teen privacy takes more than good intentions.

Protect sensitive information at the source

Mark individual elements of the patient record as confidential, so sensitive information is protected where it lives in the chart.

Keep confidential information private

Restrict parent or caregiver portal access to protect sensitive adolescent health information.flagged as confidential, without blocking access to the rest of the record.

Control access within your practice

User permissions and privacy settings help limit sensitive information to the appropriate staff. OP supports multiple visibility levels, including highly restricted access when needed.

HOW IT WORKS

Protect what’s confidential, without locking down the whole chart.

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Mark sensitive information as confidential

Protect individual elements of the record, including medications, lab results, messages, notes, and confidential conversations.

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Manage changing access as kids get older

Set age-of-maturity rules to adjust access as adolescent patients get older, helping your practice protect their growing need for privacy.

3
Keep privacy connected to the patient record

Confidentiality settings live within the EHR, helping the practice manage sensitive adolescent information as part of the clinical workflow rather than through separate processes.

4
See who accessed sensitive information

Audit logging provides a record of activity, giving practices greater visibility into access to confidential patient information.

TEEN PRIVACY: A GENERAL EHR VS OFFICE PRACTICUM

Teen privacy shouldn’t depend on workarounds.

A general EHR
Office Practicum
Chart privacy
May require hiding or restricting larger portions of the patient record than is necessary
Mark individual elements of the chart as confidential
Parent portal access
All-or-nothing access or manual management of what parents and caregivers can see
Restrict parent or caregiver access to information flagged as confidential
Staff access
Standard role-based permissions may provide limited control over sensitive information
Multiple visibility levels help control which staff members can access confidential information
Adolescent access
Changes in access need to be managed manually as patients get older
Set age-of-maturity rules to help manage changing access as adolescents get older
State privacy requirements
Staff needs to manually manage privacy rules based on state requirements
Set your state’s age of maturity  and let OP manage access as patients get older
FAQS

Teen privacy raises some important questions. We have answers.

How does Office Practicum protect teen privacy?
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Office Practicum lets providers mark individual elements of a patient’s chart as confidential, including sensitive medications, lab results, messages, notes, and confidential conversations. Information marked as confidential can be restricted from the parent view, while appropriate health information remains accessible.

What can parents see in their teen’s patient record?
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When does portal access change for a teen?
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How does Office Practicum support state adolescent confidentiality laws?
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Can behavioral health information be kept private?
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Is access to a teen’s patient record logged?
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Can individual parts of a teen’s medical record be kept confidential?
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See how OP protects confidential teen information.