3. Healthcare Personnel
• Healthcare personnel who handle sensitive and
confidential patient information should be
trained and aware of the policies and
procedures governing the protection of this
information.
• Learning management system software can
help train your staff on security privacy policies
that would be helpful in reducing potential
breaches in confidentiality.
• Employees must understand the importance of
protecting patient data and healthcare
organizations must effectively train and enforce
confidentiality policies and procedures (Pennic,
2012).
4. Implementation
• “Healthcare organizations should implement
security and privacy measures such as AES-NI
(Advanced Encryption Standards New
Instructions) protecting the confidentiality of
sensitive data” (Pennic, 2012, para. 7).
• Encryption must be properly implemented in a
multilayered approach with administrative and
physical controls.
*This type of security system may be costly to the
organization, but is crucial for the protection and
confidentiality of its patients.*
5. Web 2.0 Tools…
• Healthcare organizations that use healthcare
security and privacy best practices can greatly
reduce the occurrence of confidentiality
breaches within their healthcare
organizations.
• In this day in age there are a variety of web
2.0 tools that are available for nursing staff….
6. For Instance:
• Some of them include:
–Blogs
–Podcasts
–Social media networks (Facebook,
Twitter, YouTube)
–Videocasts
7. Tools Cont…
• It is a good way to inform a large group of
people regarding patient confidentiality.
• Web 2.0 technologies makes training on
confidentiality more accessible to nurses.
• Blogs and other social networking tools may
be used to enhance the educational method
and to increase effectiveness.
8. Web 2.0 Example: Mediagram
A messaging system for medical professionals
• “Medigram strives to provide a secure, HIPAA
compliant group messaging system for
medical professionals” (“Medigram”, 2013,
para. 1).
– This type of massaging fits into the change of the
technological times. Using these types of systems
stresses the importance of confidentiality in the
workplace.
– Communication can be enabled in an encrypted
way to enforce the laws of HIPAA.
9. Benefits
• The increased communications among
colleagues and nursing staff will enable
advanced health and can be a platform for
future organizations.
• Using the technology of today makes the
training and retention a lot more valuable.
• Training can be used over many years an
across many fields in healthcare.
10. Repercussions
• All employees should be readily aware of the
repercussions of not following the
organizations ethics code of conduct.
• Protection for the organization and the
patients within is essential, significant and
sensitive!
11. References
Medigram. (2013). Retrieved from:
http://www.go2web20.net/app/?a=medigram
Pennic, F. (2013). 5 ways healthcare
organizations can reduce security breaches.
Retrieved
from:http://getreferralmd.com/2012/10/5ways-healthcare-organizations-can-reducesecurity-breaches/
