When storing personal information about individuals, companies have to consider four essential ethical issues that will make the task a little more daunting. First off is the privacy and confidentiality of the information you are storing. Different institutions like hospitals, insurance companies, and others will need to have access to your information in order to function properly but obviously this can lead into unwanted people looking into your personal information if not handled properly. When handling individual’s information, it is important to know who has access and to know when those certain individuals have that access. The next issue is a big one which is security breaches. Security breaches happen a lot and they have a long history of bringing many organizations to their knees. A security breach is any incident that results in unauthorized access to computer data, applications, networks or devices. It results in information being accessed without authorization. Typically, it occurs when an intruder is able to bypass security mechanisms. Security measures such as firewalls, antivirus software, and intrusion detection software must be included to protect data integrity. Specific policies and procedures serve to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality. For example, employees must not share their ID with anyone, always log off when leaving a terminal and use their own ID to access patient digital records. A security officer must be designated by the organization to work with a team of health IT experts. Last but not least, companies have to deal with data inaccuracies. integrity assures that the data is accurate and has not been changed. EHRs serve as a way to improve the patient’s safety by reducing healthcare errors, reduce health disparities and improve the health of the public. However, concerns have been raised about the accuracy and reliability of data entered into the electronic record. Inaccurate representation of the patient’s current condition and treatment occurs due to improper use of options such as “cut and paste”. This practice is unacceptable because it increases the risk for patients and liability for clinicians and organizations. Another feature that can cause a problem in the data integrity is the drop-down menu and disposition of relevant information in the trash. Such menus limit the choices available to the clinician who in a hurry may choose the wrong one leading to major errors. Clinicians and vendors have been working to resolve software problems to make EHRs both user-friendly and accurate.