... N.B. Finn and W.F. Bria, Digital Communication in Medical Practice, 91DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-355-6_7, © Springer-Verlag London Limited 200992 6 Keeping Health Information Away from Prying Eyes ... defined as “ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to have access ,” is inherent in the way that medical institutions and payers handle patient information. In some instances, ... including doctors -in- training, attending physicians, nurses and technicians in all of the labs that the patient visits. On the general medical ward, the record is available to nurses, nursing...