2. Confidentiality
Why?
All patients have the right to have their
personal information private
Who?
All patients, health care personnel, and
visitors
3. Training Techniques
Privacy
and State and Federal
Regulations
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act)
Who legally has access to patient
information?
Patient information should only be viewed
by individuals who have direct care or
interaction with the patient
4. Training Techniques
Preparing a power point presentation that
is required for patients to review.
After the presentation is review the
patients should then have to answer some
basic questions that follow the highlights
of the presentation
5. Training Techniques
Afterthese questions are answered the
staff members must be able to
acknowledge that they take responsibility
for the information that they received
within the presentation.
6. Training Techniques
Along with the presentation it is important
to inform administration and
management on how to recognize
privacy issues.
Management should also be informed on
the policy and procedure in order to
make sure they act accordingly when
issues arise.
7. Why Training?
Some staff members and medical
professionals have unlimited access to
patient information
It is necessary for these individuals to
understand when and what information is
necessary to have access to and what is
not.
8. Why Training?
Ifpatients know their information is safe
they will feel more confident in the health
care system.
The information that provided in a
patients cart can include social security
number and address.
It is important for patients to understand
that this information is only used for what is
necessary.
9. Consequences
Allstaff and managers must be aware of
the consequences that arouse when
patient privacy is disrupted.
There are bother federal or state
regulations as well those within the work
place.
10. Consequences
Anyperson that is found looking at
patient information that is not authorized
access will be punished or terminated
due to breach of privacy regulations.
This includes family member as well as your
own personal health care information.
