1. Barbara Franklin
MHA690
Health Care Capstone

2.  A Physician and or Healthcare professional
will not disclose any medical information
that is revealed by a patient during
examination in connection with their
treatment
 HIPAA privacy rule provides protection of
personal health information held by covered
entities and gives patients an myriad of
rights

4.  Provides rights for patients concerning their
health information
 Provides standards to protect patients
medical records and personal identifying
information (PII)
 The Electronic Health Record (EHR) cannot
be viewed by someone who doesn’t have a
need to view the information

5.  Healthcare Providers
1. Physicians and Nurses
2. Hospitals and Clinical Staff
3. Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Staff
 Third Party Billers
1. HMOs
2. Medical Coders and Billers

6.  HIPPA training is necessary to reinforce what
is what previously learned
 All healthcare workers need to be informed
and educated about the steps concerning
confidential patient information and the
rules for safeguarding that information
 To legislate and ensure the actions of
employees at UCLA don’t continue to be
perpetuated at other healthcare facilities.

7.  http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/privacy.html
 http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/whatsnew.ht
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 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,3987
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