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Health care capstone week 1 discussion question 2
1. Privacy: Training to keep it private Susan J Hollenback Ashford University Healthcare Capstone Dr. Jeanette Park June 9, 2011
2. Privacy: Training to keep it private Confidentiality HIPAA Ethics Employee Responsibility Employee Monitoring Employee Repercussions
3. Privacy: Training to keep it private Confidentiality: Patient’s rights and how to protect them
4. Privacy: Training to keep it private As a healthcare professional it is your responsibility to protect a patients right to privacy. Access only patients records you are authorized to access Do not allow other co-workers to view patients records if not authorized Do not verbalize about patients records to others
5. Privacy: Training to keep it private HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Requires rigorous adherence to policies and procedures to protect patient information Requires significant security standards for electronic health transactions Requires all employees training in HIPAA
6. Privacy: Training to keep it private Ethics Value of the individual with respect to right and wrong, and good or bad Morality is a guide to the rational behavior of an individual Facility providing ethical guidelines Pozgar, 2007
7. Privacy: Training to keep it private Employee Responsibility All employees (and new hires) Complete HIPAA requirements Review and agree to ethical standards of facility Sign an agreement for disciplinary actions to taken if confidentiality and privacy of any patient is violated
8. Privacy: Training to keep it private Employee Monitoring All employees using EHR will be monitored randomly to verify no unauthorized access to patient records Any unauthorized access will receive disciplinary action and possible termination of employment
9. Privacy: Training to keep it private Employee Disciplinary Actions Actions taken may include: Three (3) day suspension Temporary leave of absence Removal from current position Termination of employment
10. Privacy: Training to keep it private References Pozgar, G.D. (2007). Legal aspects of Health Care Administration.(10th ed.) Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
