Training for healthcare Workers

1. TRAINING ON
KEEPING PRIVACY
AND
CONFIDENTIALITY
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2. How would you like if someone,
anybody looked at your personal
health information or even your
personal information?

3. It is not a good feeling for someone to know
you before meeting you. There are ways to
protect you.
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4. HIPPA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is
also know as HIPPA. According to hhs.gov it was enacted in
1996 and is a federal law. It seeks to protect individuals
with identifiable health information from uses and
disclosures that may unnecessarily compromise the privacy
of that individual. This law applies o oral, electronics and
written.

5. Under the HIPPA Law there is a privacy rule. This rule
applies to the health plans, healthcare clearing houses
which are those that process the non-standard health
information they receive from another entity. It also
applies to the healthcare provider who transmits health
information in electric form that is in the connection with
trans actions . Theses are standards that are adopted
through the Secretary of health and Human Services.

6. This is the information protected by HIPPA:
1. Your medical records
2. Information that is in health insurer's computers
3. Billing information
4. Conversation with the provider and medical staff that is
about the health of the patient

7. The life insurers, your employer, work compensation
carriers, schools and their districts, state agency
protective services, law enforcement agencies, medical
professionals and staff who care for the patient according
to Healthit.gov(2013) but all in all whoever you are you
need to hush about people personal records and health
information.
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8. Patient Rights
1.Patients have the right to know about their health
information
2.Patients have the right to who can look and receive their
records
3.Patients have the right to know how their information is
used and who uses their information

9. The only reason that patient health information can be
shared is:
1.The treatment and care that is done by the medical
professionals and their staff
2.The way that patient information is shared by family,
caretaker, spouse is by permission. They do not have the
options to look at patient information

10. Violations of HIPPA
There are criminal and civil penalties. According to
Datafile technologies (2017)
Civil Penalties- $100 per violation with an annual
maximum of $25,000cfor record violation. This is the
minimum penalty
According to Indest (2014)Criminal Penalties-
different severity for criminal violations, The
minimum is $50,000and up to one year in jail.
Violations committed under false pretense require a
penalty of $100,000and up to five years in prison

11. Conclusion
People don’t have the right to look at anyone’s personal
health information because the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPPA)which sets the rules and limits
on who can look and receive the patient personal and health
records. It can be shared with doctors, hospitals, family ,
relatives and friends as long as the patient permits it or it is
related to health care. The bottom line is:
DO NOT LOOK OR TALK ABOUT PATIENT PERSONAL
INFROMATION! The consequences can be deadly.

12. References
 Datafile technologies (2017) What is civil penalty for
unknowingly violating HIPPA retrieved from
http://www.dattechnologies.com
 Healthit.gov(2013)Who can look at, receive and share my
health information or medical information retrieved from
http://www.healthit.gov
 Hhs.gov(2017)Your rights under HIPPA and what is HIPPA
retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov
 Indest, G.F.(2014) Failure to Comply with HIPPA can result in
both civil and criminal penaltiesretrieved from
http://www.thehealthlawfirm.com