2. “Whatsoever I shall see or hear of
the lives of men or women which
is not fitting to be spoken, I will
keep inviolably secret.”
3. • The ethical codes of all the health
professions require informed
consent before use or disclosures of
personal health information
4. • Since the time of Hippocrates physicians have pledged to maintain the
secrecy of information they learn about their patients, disclosing
information only with the authorization or the patient or when necessary
to protect an overriding public interest, such as public health.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia
recognize in tort law a common law or
statutory right to privacy of personal
information.
5. • “In fact, the
constitutionally
protected right to
privacy of highly
personal information
is so well established
that no reasonable
person could be
unaware of it.”
• Sterling v. Borough of
Minersville, 232 F.3d
190, 198 (3rd Cir. 2000).
6. • Privacy is an
individual’s right to
control the acquisition,
uses, or disclosures of
his or her identifiable
health data
8. • There will be disciplinary actions taken if
any persons are reported to violate patient
information
• Suspension, to possible Termination
• Criminal and misdemeanor charges
• Removal of license and practice
• Fines up to $1.5 million
9. • The Office for Civil Rights enforces the HIPAA Privacy
Rule, which protects the privacy of individually identifiable
health information
• The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires covered
entities and business associates to provide notification
following a breach of unsecured protected health
information
10. • We are in compliance
to all Federal and
local laws regulating
patient information
protection
• We are a HIPPA and
Security Rule
compliant facility
• We are not TMZ or
any gossip outlet
• We are healthcare
professionals
dedicated to patients
despite of race, color,
sex, religion, or pop
culture status.
• Hippocratic Oath
