· Protect patient information received through PACSweb as you would any confidential patient data. · You must close out all image and report web pages and any copies on your hard drive before closing the PACSweb application! · PACSweb images are not part of the official medical record and are for review purposes only. The collection, maintenance, and use of patient information in medical records or other data storage systems at the Clinical Center is governed by the Privacy Act of 1974, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Public Health Service Act. Access to medical images, including digital images, is protected under state and federal confidentiality laws and regulations. Medical images and reports accessed through PACSweb are made available from records covered by state and federal confidentiality laws and regulations. Federal rules prohibit you from making further disclosure of this information unless further disclosure is expressly permitted by written consent of the person to whom it pertains. When accessing PACSweb, you are using a United States government computer system that is for use only by authorized personnel for authorized government business. Unauthorized access or use of this computer system may subject violators to criminal, civil, and/or administration action. Notice to users: All information on this computer system may be intercepted, recorded, read, copied, and disclosed by and to authorized personnel for official purposes, including criminal investigations. Such information includes sensitive data encrypted to comply with confidentiality and privacy requirements. Access or use of this computer system by any person, whether authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to these terms. You have no right of privacy in this system. For more information on patient confidentiality, visit the links below. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/bkgrnd.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/privacy.html http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/mrh/ch5.html