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The document discusses problems identified at UCLA involving employees accessing patient charts and communicating about patients in unprofessional ways, violating HIPAA privacy laws. It outlines penalties for breaking HIPAA laws that vary based on state regulations and the severity and intent of the violation. These can include termination, fines up to $1.5 million annually, or even criminal charges. The document advises on training tools like role playing and classes to educate employees like nurses, doctors and administrators on properly handling protected health information under HIPAA statutes.
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This document discusses patient confidentiality and HIPAA compliance. It defines patient confidentiality as a patient's right to have personal medical information kept private. A breach of confidentiality is the disclosure of private medical information to a third party without patient consent. Anyone with access to a patient's medical records could potentially breach confidentiality. HIPAA establishes protections for personal health information and penalties for violations ranging from $100 to $1.5 million depending on the type of violation. Maintaining patient confidentiality and complying with HIPAA guidelines is important to protect both patients and healthcare providers.
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Failure to comply with HIPAA can result in civil and criminal penalties. On February 16, 2006, HHS published a final rule detailing procedures for imposing civil money penalties on covered entities that violate HIPAA rules regarding security, privacy, transactions, and code sets. Non-compliance will result in criminal and monetary penalties.
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Patient confidentiality is crucial in healthcare and protected by laws like HIPAA. HIPAA ensures patient privacy and rights are upheld by enforcing penalties for violations, which can range from $100 per incident up to $1.5 million depending on the type of violation. Only authorized individuals like physicians and staff providing care, police, or those with court orders can access protected health information. Consent from the patient is also required before any procedures or information sharing and must be documented in writing.
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This document outlines the minimum and maximum penalties for violations of HIPAA regulations based on the reason for the violation. It shows that penalties can range from $100 per incident for unintentional violations up to $50,000 per incident for willful violations that are not corrected. Repeated violations face higher annual maximum penalties, ranging from $25,000 to $1.5 million depending on the type of violation. Intentional violations or those due to willful neglect that are not addressed face the highest penalties.
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The document discusses HIPAA privacy and security training requirements for staff at UCLA Hospital. It outlines key aspects of the HIPAA Privacy Rule including protecting individuals' medical records and personal health information. It defines what constitutes a breach of protected health information and notes notification requirements in the event of a breach. Finally, it discusses penalties for non-compliance with HIPAA policies, which can include civil and criminal penalties for the organization and individuals.
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- 1. Jessica Pribyl MHA 690: Healthcare Capstone Dr. Sherry Grover July 19, 2012
- 2. Identified Problems with UCLA Article Employees Accessing patient charts Employees Communicating about other patients in non professional matter HIPAA privacy laws broken Patient Privacy Violated Breakdown in Regulations of Electronic Medical Records
- 3. HIPAA-Patient Privacy/Confidentiality Helps protect patients personal and sensitive data Anyone working with personal health information must ensure that necessary precautions are taken to help protect the data and safety of the individual. HIPAA privacy law, “addresses the saving, accessing and sharing of medical and personal information of any individual, while the HIPAA Security Rule more specifically outlines national security standards to protect health data created, received, maintained or transmitted electronically, also known as electronic protected health information” (“What is”, 2012).
- 4. Punishments for Breaking HIPAA Laws Vary based off of State Regulations Internal and External Penalties depending on Severity Fired from employment Infractions are going to depend on severity and if employee committed the situation knowingly or by accident
- 5. HIPAA Violation Penalties HIPAA Violation Minimum Penalty Maximum Penalty Individual did not know $100 per violation, with an annual $50,000 per violation, (and by exercising maximum of $25,000 for repeat with an annual reasonable diligence violations (Note: maximum that maximum of $1.5 million would not have known) can be imposed by State Attorneys that he/she violated General regardless of the type of HIPAA violation) HIPAA violation due to $1,000 per violation, with an $50,000 per violation, reasonable cause and not annual maximum of $100,000 for with an annual due to willful neglect repeat violations maximum of $1.5 million HIPAA violation due to $10,000 per violation, with an $50,000 per violation, willful neglect but annual maximum of $250,000 for with an annual violation is corrected repeat violations maximum of $1.5 million within the required time period HIPAA violation is due to $50,000 per violation, with an $50,000 per violation, willful neglect and is not annual maximum of $1.5 million with an annual corrected maximum of $1.5 million
- 6. Employees affected by HIPAA Privacy Laws Nurses Doctors X-Ray Technicians Administrators Secretaries Medical Assistants Therapists
- 7. Training Tools Role Playing Interactive Situation Events Training Classes on Email communication Review about Privacy Laws and Regulation Reminders of your organizations standards and rules
- 8. References HIPAA violations and enforcements. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/solutions- managing-your-practice/coding-billing-insurance/hipaahealth- insurance-portability-accountability-act/hipaa-violations- enforcement.page What is HIPAA Compliance?. (2012). Retrieved from: http://www.onlinetech.com/secure-hosting/hipaa-compliant- hosting/resources/what-is-hipaa-compliance