This document discusses patient information privacy and confidentiality training that is mandatory for all employees. It provides an overview of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule and its provisions to protect personal health information. It outlines requirements for users of patient health care information, including protecting patient identification and health issues, and restrictions on accessing or sharing patient information without authorization. The document emphasizes that all patient information is confidential.

1. SUSAN WICK
MHA 690HEALTH CARE CAPSTONE
DR K. WOOD
MARCH 19, 2015
D I S C U S S I O N 2

2. PATIENT INFORMATION PRIVACY AND
CONFIDENTIALITY TRAINING
THIS PROGRAM IS MANDITORY FOR ALL
EMPLOYEES

3. THE HEALTH INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT
“ The HIPPA Privacy Rule provides federal
protections for individually identifiable health
information held by covered entities and their
business associates and gives patients an array
of rights with respect to that information” (U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services,
n.d.).

4. THE PRIVACY RULE
Provides safeguards to protect
 the privacy of personal health information
 Against information uses and disclosures that made without patient
authorization.
 Patients’ rights over their health information, including rights to examine
and obtain a copy of their health records, and to request corrections.

5. PATIENT HEALTH CARE INFORMATION USER
REQUIREMENTS
Users must
 Protect all patient health care information including
 Patient identification and demographics
 Patient health issues

6. PATIENT HEALT CARE INFORMATION USER
REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED)
Users must
 Not access patient information such as health and physical
assessments if not participating in direct care of the patient
 Not share patient information with other entities (other health
organizations or news media without express permission from
the patient (in writing)

7. PRIVACY REMINDER
ALL PATIENT INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL
 PATIENT INFORMATION MAY NOT BE ACCESSED BY ANYONE WHO IS
NOT A DIRECT CARE ADMINISTRATOR

8. PRIVACY REMINDER (CONTINUED)
NO BILLING INFORMATION MAY BE ACCESSED OR
UTILIZED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN:
 EMPLOYEES OF THE SPECIFIC FACILITY PROVIDING THE PATIENTS’
HEALTH CARE
OR
 THAT FACILITIES’ BUSINESS ASSOCIATES

9. PRIVACY REMINDERS (CONTINUED)
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS MAY NOT SHARE
PATENT HEALTH INFORMATION WITH ANYONE
NOT EXPRESSLY IDENTIFIED BY THE
PATIENT TO RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION
Including:
SPOUSE, FAMILY, FRIENDS
OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVICERS

10. REFERENCES
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (n.d.) . Improving
the health, safety, and well-being of America. Retrieved from http://
www.hhs.gov/cor/privacy/hippa/understanding/index.html