Healthcare privacy of patient information

2. Privacy of patient information is critical for the
proper management of services in the health
care organization. This means that staff and
other members of the healthcare organization
should be compliant of such norms and
policies which are set by the hospital. This
would allow proper discharge of duties by the
healthcare professionals.

3.  Policies and procedures – Ensuring adherence
to norms regarding privacy of patent
information
 Compliance officer – The compliance officer
would provide support for proper
maintenance of privacy norms
 Training – Adequate training to be conducted
for staff members for privacy norms (Wolper,
2011)

4.  Physical control and protection of sections
which store data related to patients – This
would mean that only authorized staff
members would be allowed to visit these
sections with proper approvals. (Aronovitz,
2001)

5.  Password protected technology environment to
prevent unauthorized access – The information
technology platform should allow protection against
unauthorized access
 Ensuring converting medical records into electronic
records – Electronic health records would mean only
people with proper authorization would be able to
access health records
 Having proper encryption – The data should be
properly encrypted for proper management and
privacy of data(Aronovitz, 2001)

6.  No discussion about patient information with
family members or other staff members
 Reporting of breach system – The breach of
any data privacy of patient should be
immediately reported
 Media disclosures – Media disclosures should
be carried out without the consent of the
patient. (Hhs.gov, n.d.)

7. All aspects of patient information should be
kept in mind while ensuring proper
management of privacy norms. This would
mean that the staff would be required to
adhere to norms of physical protection, data
security of electronic records, and other
norms for ensuring that privacy of patients
are maintained at the highest level.

8.  Aronovitz, L. (2001). Health privacy. [Washington,
D.C.]: U.S. General Accounting Office.
 Hhs.gov,. Privacy, Security and Electronic Health
Records. Hhs.gov. Retrieved 18 June 2015, from
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nding/consumers/privacy-security-electronic-
records.pdf
 Wolper, L.F. (2011). Health care administration:
Managing organized delivery systems (5th ed.).
Boston: Jones and Bartlett.