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This document discusses the importance of maintaining confidentiality of patient health information. It notes that while many people access such sensitive information, healthcare providers have a moral and professional obligation to protect privacy and security based on laws like HIPAA. The document outlines 10 steps that healthcare executives should take to ensure confidentiality, such as limiting access to authorized individuals, educating staff, implementing security measures, and establishing policies for any necessary disclosure of information.
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The document discusses HIPAA training requirements for healthcare providers and staff. It explains that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to establish privacy standards for protected health information (PHI) and requires covered entities like healthcare providers to provide annual HIPAA training and certification to their workforce. Unauthorized disclosure of PHI is considered a HIPAA violation which can result in civil penalties such as fines or criminal penalties like imprisonment depending on the nature and intent of the violation.
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Confidentiality refers to keeping patient information private. The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals' medical records and personal health information. It requires safeguards to protect privacy and sets limits on uses and disclosures of information without patient authorization. Patients have rights over their health information including access and corrections. Information can only be viewed with patient permission or when necessary for treatment or billing. Only staff involved in a patient's care or billing may view information. Identifiable patient information like names, social security numbers must be protected. When in doubt, do not release information and obtain written consent. Violations of confidentiality can result in fines or jail time. Healthcare organizations must take measures to ensure patient information privacy.
Confidentiality
This document discusses patient confidentiality and privacy regulations. It outlines that confidentiality protects a patient's private health information from being disclosed without consent, and that HIPAA established privacy standards for protecting electronic health data. All healthcare staff must maintain patient confidentiality and only access the minimum necessary information needed to treat patients. Failure to comply with HIPAA privacy rules can result in civil or criminal penalties.
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Over 120 hospital staff at UCLA inappropriately viewed patient health records between 2004 and 2006, breaching patient confidentiality. This was due to inadequate training of hospital staff on HIPAA guidelines regarding protected patient information. To address this issue, the hospital needs to implement a new training protocol to educate all current and new staff on HIPAA regulations, with an emphasis on only accessing the minimum necessary patient information needed to perform job duties. Failure to follow HIPAA guidelines compromises patient privacy and trust in the healthcare organization.
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- 1. Confidentiality: Employee Training and Protecting Patients Created By Beth A. Clutts MHA 690: Health Care Capstone Dr. Grover December 6, 2012
- 2. Protecting patients' privacy of information, rights, and preserving patients' trust in their health care providers is a very important issue. No matter who the patient is, whether famous, wealthy, middle class, poor, or homeless, their rights to privacy and confidentiality must be honored. In order to eliminate breaches of patient privacy and confidentiality, there must be an understanding of what confidentiality is, and consequences for breaching HIPAA and organizational ethical codes.
- 3. What is Confidentiality? www.ilbypasscoordinationproject.org Confidentiality is the limitation of patient information to specified parties: Doctor, Patient, Insurance Protection of patients' rights and personal information through HIPAA No one but specified personnel are to view patient records Patient information is not to be discussed openly www.onlinetherapyinstitute.com
- 4. What puts patient confidentiality at risk? Technology – Increased risk of unauthorized use, access, and disclosure of confidential patient information (www.ache.org, 2009) Unethical or untrained healthcare professionals - Healthcare professionals who are not discrete with confidential information or who do not take the proper precautions for confidentiality
- 5. Measures and Precautions to Protect Patient Confidentiality Health care professionals must know and understand HIPAA laws and procedures as well as the health care organization's ethical code of conduct. Password protection must be utilized. Only patients should know their personal passwords. Physicians and authorized personnel must be on a list of approved providers in order to access patient records or any information in the organization's Database (www.massmed.org, 2012). Health care professionals should be required to attend an annual training session about patient confidentiality, HIPAA, organizational ethical codes, and gossip.
- 6. Confidentiality Violation Consequences For Health Care Professionals Should patient confidentiality measures be broken, consequences will ensue. First time offenders will receive a verbal and written warning, as well as 15 days of managerial supervision and a three day class about patient confidentiality. Second time offenders will be dismissed from the organization with no references. There will be no tolerance or allowance of a third offense. While these may seem like lenient terms, depending on the patient confidentiality breach situation and severity, employees could be fired for their first offense.
- 7. References Health Information Confidentiality. (2009). American College of Healthcare Executives. Retrieved December 6, 2012, from http://www.ache.org/policy/hiconf.cfm. Managing the Risks of Practicing Telemedicine: Privacy, Security, and Patient Confidentiality. (2012). Massachusetts Medical Society. Retrieved December 6, 2012, from www.massmed.org.