MHA 690 DB 2

1. Confidentiality/ privacy
training
Amber M. Capello
MHA 690
Week 1 DB 2

2. • The HIPPA Privacy Rule provides federal protections
for individually identifiable health information held by
covered entities and their business associations and
gives patients an array of rights with respect to that
information
• The security rule specifies a series of administrative,
physical, and technical safeguards for covered
entities and their business associates to use to
assure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of
electronic protected health information.

3. Purpose
• Confidentiality and Privacy are key elements within
any health care organization
• Every employee is responsible for understanding
and following all privacy and security policies
• Training shall be conducted initially and on an
annual basis so that employees are aware of the
regulations

4. Objectives of training
• By completing the HIPPA/Privacy Act Training,
employees will be able to:
• Identify types of confidential information
• Describe best practices for safeguarding information
• Identify consequences for violations
• Provide strong federal protections for privacy rights
• Preserve quality health care
• Make sure that the right information is flowing to the
right people at the right time

5. Training Outline
• Definition of HIPPA and the Privacy Act
• Protecting health information
• Protecting electronic health information
• Patient privacy violations
• The cost of violating ones privacy

6. COnclusion
• This training is vital to all medical employees with
access to patient information
• Upon completion of training all employees should
sign a form stating that he/she has received the
training and understands the provisions under the
Act.

7. References
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(2015). Health Information Privacy. Retrieved from
www.hhs.gov