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Training is essential to all employees, whether it is senior, middle, or lower level employees. The healthcareorganization handles private, personal, and confidential records of all patients on a daily basis. As such training inthe confidentiality of all patients records is vital to the good standing of the healthcare organization. There havebeen breach in confidentiality of patients personal records at the UCLA Hospital where staff members peeked intocelebrities medical records for personal information.

In order to prevent this situation from recurring at the UCLA Hospital, as a manager I would put in effect thefollowing training procedures:Employee compliance program with all HIPAA laws and regulationsLegal implications training on breach of patients confidentiality and personal recordsTraining on ethics and laws regarding confidentiality of patients personal recordsTraining regarding disciplinary measures, mistrust and lawsuit and its implications on breach of patients privacyGeneral management safeguards and security tipsUnauthorized access of patients personal and private records and information

This training on confidentiality can be effect for the employees as this will allow employees to follow protocol;adhere to all regulations, policies, practices and procedures in the workplace regarding patients privacy and theconfidentiality of patients personal records and information. This training will remind the employees of legalimplications and consequences of patients personal privacy and or personal information and records are breached inany way or form by unauthorized users.HIPAA has allowed the privacy and confidentiality along with security and safeguarding of patients information.Indeed; healthcare professionals are able to access patients personal information due to technology, as suchcomputers should be password protected; passwords should be very unique in order to avoid unauthorized access topatients personal information and personal records.

ReferencesOver 120 UCLA Hospital Staff Saw Celebrity Health Records. (2012). Retrieved March 20, 2011, from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,398784,00.htmlWolper, L. F. (2011). Health care administration: Managing organized delivery systems (5 th ed.). Boston: Jones and Bartlett

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