2. Trust is Key in Healthcare
Patients need to feel secure
Trust builds loyal customers
Loyal customers builds
business
Failing the patient is bad
business
3. The Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA) Privacy and Security
Rules
Confidentiality is the right of an individual to
have personal, identifiable medical
information kept private. Such information
should be available only to the physician of
record and other health care and insurance
personnel as necessary.
www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
OCR Privacy Toll Free Number: (866) 627-7748
4. Privacy Is Not New
The Oath of Hippocrates
“Whatever, in connection with
my professional service, or not
in connection with it, I see or
hear, in the life of men, which
ought not to be spoken of
abroad, I will not divulge, as
reckoning that all such should
be kept secret.”
5. Legal Protection
Regulatory agencies have the
right to investigate any
complaint
Policies, Procedures, and Laws
are in place to protect the
organization, the employees
and the patients
6. Violations of Privacy
For knowingly obtaining or disclosing
identifiable health information
relating to an individual in violation of
the Rule:
–Up to $50,000 & 1 year imprisonment
–Up to $100,000 & 5 years if done
under false pretenses
–Up to $250,000 & 10 years if intent
to sell, transfer, or use for
commercial advantage, personal
gain or malicious harm
7. Summary
If you are not working with a
patient; do not enter the record
Never discuss patient
information with others
If you know of violations; report
it
Protect your patients; protect
yourself
