2. Did you know……….
Patient Information is confidential and can only
be accessed for the following legitimate
purposes
Diagnosis
Treatment
Obtaining payment for patient care
Performing other healthcare related operations or
functions
3. Did you know……….
The ways to keep information confidential
Paper records must be attended to or secured at all
times
Unauthorized personal should not have access to
where charts are present
The use of password protection, screensavers,
automatic timeouts are utilized to keep
unauthorized people from accessing confidential
information at a computer workstation or other
electronic devices
Shredding or other appropriate disposal of
confidential information must be carried out
4. Did you know……..
Who can have access to confidential patient
information?
Individuals who have a need to know to fulfill their
job responsibilities in the treatment and billing of the
patient
Another way to look at is referred to as the “need to
know”. If you need to know information to
administer care to the patient you are allowed
access to that patient’s record but only in the areas
that are essential to the treatment of the patient
We have a monitoring system in place to insure the
integrity of access by associates to appropriate
patient information
5. Did you know………
Prohibited access and use apply to the following
Co-workers, family members, friends, neighbors,
celebrities and oneself. In the case of accessing
your own information, you must follow the procedure
of release of information just as any patient would
The use of another person’s ID, password, other
security device or other information that may enable
access to information is not allowed. Nor is the
sharing of your logon information with another
associates allowed
Upon leaving the organization you no longer will
have access to information nor will you be allowed
to share any information that you may have used
while employed.
6. Did you know……
Your accountability to confidential information
Immediately notify our compliance officer if you feel
there has been improper access or disclosure of
patient information
Our organization, as stated previously, monitors
access to and activity within the electronic health
record and as an employee you have no rightful
expectation of privacy regarding such access or
activity
You may subject to disciplinary actions up to and
including termination if a breach of confidentiality
occurs. In addition, you may be liable for civil
damages and/or criminal charges
7. Did you know…..
You can protect the patient and yourself by
knowing what patient confidentiality means to
the patient and you and practicing the
protection of that information in all your
healthcare duties
Questions?
