The document discusses the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and compliance. HIPAA was established in 1996 to provide privacy and security for patient health information. It consists of three rules regarding security, privacy, and enforcement. Violations can result in steep penalties such as fines up to $1.5 million per year or jail time. Healthcare organizations can help prevent violations by maintaining encrypted firewalls, securing mobile devices, only accessing medical records when necessary, and properly storing patient information.

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HIPAA
Compliance
Training
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P r o f e s s o r A l e x a S c h m i t t
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The HIPAA Law
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• Health Insurance Portability
Accountability Act
• Was established August 21, 1996
• It provides data privacy and security for
patients’ health information
• Has 3 rules: security, privacy, and
enforcement
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Violations to HIPAA Law
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• Employees disclosing information (i.e. gossiping to other coworkers
or friends)
• Lost or stolen devices with patient information on them
• Medical record mishandling
• Accessing patient information without permission
• Lack of training

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Penalties for HIPAA Violations
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• There are some steep penalties to violating the HIPAA law like jail
time
• Fines that can equal up to no more than $1.5 million a year
• There are many more things that can affect the healthcare
organization

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Example
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• UCLA employees accessing celebrity
patients health information illegally
• HIPAA law was violated
• They had 900 violations within 4 years
• It cost the hospital a lot money because
of the violations
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What can keep
violations down for the
healthcare
organization?

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Avoiding HIPAA Violations
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• Make sure all firewalls are encrypted
• Maintain possession of all mobile
devices
• Do not access patients’ medical records
unless necessary.
• Make sure patients’ medical records are
stored properly

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References
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Marco, S. (2015, Mar 18). 7 Ways Employees Can Help Prevent HIPAA Violations. Retrieved
from HIPAAOne: https://hipaaone.com/7-ways-employees-can-help-prevent-hipaa-
violations/
Rouse, M. (2019). HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Retrieved
from Search Health IT: https://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/definition/HIPAA
Zabel, L. (2016, Jun 22). 10 common HIPAA violations and preventative measures to keep
your practice in compliance. Retrieved from Beacker's Hospital Review:
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/10-common-
hipaa-violations-and-preventative-measures-to-keep-your-practice-in-compliance.html