I suppose if an evil one had the read only key, you could load the database, change the name, then alter a record, then save it again under a different name? I don't know (obviously I don't know much about databases, but I know more than the juror that stayed at the holiday inn express last night).. This just opens up too many issues: support by amazing charts, data changing concerns, and also competitive issues regarding the EHR. It doesn't matter if one is right, it is a matter if the jury suspects that you have been able to "fiddle" with the database.


...KenP
Internist (retired 2020)
Florida