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Confidentiality of Information

      Robin Revels-Fitzhugh
            MHA 690
        January 19, 2012
HIPAA
•   HIPAA or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
    Act was signed into law in 1996

•   Title IV in the act defines rules for protection of patient
    information.

•   The HIPAA Privacy Rule is located at 45 CFR Part 160 and Part
    164.

•   All healthcare providers, health organizations, and
    government health plans that use, store, maintain, or
    transmit patient health care information are required to
    comply with the privacy regulations of the HIPAA law.
Confidentiality


Report: Over 120 UCLA Hospital Staff Saw Celebrity Health Records.
(2006, August 6). Fox News.com. Retrieved from
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,398784,00.html

Wolper, L. F. (2011). Health Care Adminstration: Managed Organized
Delivery Systems (5th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Everyone is Accountable


All persons performing services, including
associates, temporary workers, committee
members, consultants, and subcontractors, must
be aware of the confidentiality of the
information handled in the course of the day.
Everyone is Effected


     Repercussions from violation of the
confidentiality policy can be significant to our
          clients and the Company.
It’s the Law
A strict standard of confidential is necessary to
ensure compliance with state and federal laws.

Disclosure of confidential information or records
is forbidden except in situation where disclosure
is necessary to fulfill job related responsibilities
Disclosure of Patient Information
Information we collect         We do not give out or talk
about the medical              about patient specific
conditions and treatments      information with others
of patients is sensitive and   unless we have the patient’s
confidential.                  consent, it is necessary to
                               serve the patient, it is
                               allowed or required by law,
                               or required by law, or it is
                               determined appropriate to
                               protect the patient or
                               others.
Confidentiality
            Action                    Consequences
• Employees must never         • Termination of employment
  disclose confidential
  information that violates
  the privacy rights of the
  patient. Associates must     • Fines and/or imprisonment
  not view any patient           under Federal Law.
  information other than
  what they need to do their
  job.

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Confidentiality of Information

  • 1. Confidentiality of Information Robin Revels-Fitzhugh MHA 690 January 19, 2012
  • 2. HIPAA • HIPAA or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 • Title IV in the act defines rules for protection of patient information. • The HIPAA Privacy Rule is located at 45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164. • All healthcare providers, health organizations, and government health plans that use, store, maintain, or transmit patient health care information are required to comply with the privacy regulations of the HIPAA law.
  • 3. Confidentiality Report: Over 120 UCLA Hospital Staff Saw Celebrity Health Records. (2006, August 6). Fox News.com. Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,398784,00.html Wolper, L. F. (2011). Health Care Adminstration: Managed Organized Delivery Systems (5th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
  • 4. Everyone is Accountable All persons performing services, including associates, temporary workers, committee members, consultants, and subcontractors, must be aware of the confidentiality of the information handled in the course of the day.
  • 5. Everyone is Effected Repercussions from violation of the confidentiality policy can be significant to our clients and the Company.
  • 6. It’s the Law A strict standard of confidential is necessary to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. Disclosure of confidential information or records is forbidden except in situation where disclosure is necessary to fulfill job related responsibilities
  • 7. Disclosure of Patient Information Information we collect We do not give out or talk about the medical about patient specific conditions and treatments information with others of patients is sensitive and unless we have the patient’s confidential. consent, it is necessary to serve the patient, it is allowed or required by law, or required by law, or it is determined appropriate to protect the patient or others.
  • 8. Confidentiality Action Consequences • Employees must never • Termination of employment disclose confidential information that violates the privacy rights of the patient. Associates must • Fines and/or imprisonment not view any patient under Federal Law. information other than what they need to do their job.