Sunny Valley Hospital has an electronic health record system. The health information management (HIM) department has been asked by the quality management department to monitor the number of times that providers make corrections in patient documentation. Which of the following would provide information that can be used by the HIM department to monitor the electronic record transactions?

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An audit trail is a record that shows who has accessed a computer system and what operations he or she has performed during a given period of time. It is useful for monitoring and analyzing the behavior of users, ensuring security and compliance, and in this case, tracking the number of times providers make corrections in patient documentation within an electronic health record system.

Sunny Valley Hospital Has an Electronic Health Record System