1. Presented By Lauren Maddox

2. In 1996, Congress passed the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA), Public Law
104-191.52HIPPA required HHS to establish – with far
reaching implications and consequences – new
guidelines, key principles, and national standards for
the handling of electronic healthcare transactions,
applicable to everyone working within the US
healthcare system” (Wolper, 2011, p. 391).

3. •Patients come to us because they trust us, we must honor
that trust that has been placed in us.
•Patients are vulnerable and sick when they come to us, we
must protect them at this time.
• There can be severe consequences if it is found that there
has been a breach of patient confidentiality.
•There can be fines to the individual, the hospital, and an
employee could be terminated if he/she engages in any
activity that compromises patient confidentiality.

4.  We Recognize that cases of breaches in confidential information are
ocuring in our organization and the sole reason for the creation of this
presentation.
 This WILL NOT be tolerated, and any employee who is found to engage in any
behavior that is not in-line with the hospital’s mission may be terminated.
 All employees are encouraged to come forward with any concerns about patient
privacy. If you see something, please know that you may come forward to voice
your concerns without fear of repercussions.

5. Watch this training presentation.
Participate in unit based training which will be
lead by each manager or nurse educator. This
training will include training on the new security
system that will be utilized on the electron health
records.
Each unit will have a working group that will focus
on Patient Privacy/HIPPA concerns on the unit, and
brainstorm how they can be addressed.

6. Wolper, L.F., (2011). Health Care Administration: Managing
Organized Delivery Systems. (5th Ed.). Boston, Ma:
Jones and Bartlett Publishers. ISBN: 978-0-7637-5791-5).