2. Confidentiality
Health care employees should protect the
privacy of patients.
Health employees ,especially those who are
asked to mange such sensitive data as
patient records, must have the ethical
responsibility and wisdom to uphold the laws
that protect the appropriate and authorized
usage, access, and exchange of patient
information within our dynamic, innovative
technological environment .
3. Incident
In the article the health care worker
violated the patient’s confidentiality.
Health workers are aware of the sensitivity
and the nature of patients medical
records.
Constant training is needed to make sure
health care understand HIPAA and the
consequences.
4. HIPAA
The U.S Department of Health & Human Services
(HHS) recently adopted new rules which make
changes to existing privacy, security and
breach notification requirements in what is
often referred to as the final "HIPAA Omnibus
Rule." These new rules stem from changes made
under the Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
which is part of the same law that created the
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Incentive
Program under Medicare and Medicaid.
5. HIPAA
Under HIPAA laws healthcare providers must use
methods that ensure that a patients medical
records and protected health information
remains private. HIPAA required the
Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) to establish new guidelines and national
standards for handling electronic health care
transaction. This law applies to hospital staff,
nursing home staff, private practice staff, it
applies to any individual that works in health
care.
6. Plan of Action
To reinforce HIPAA compliance, HHS
has put seven steps in place that healthcare
service organization must follow:
Access control
Encrypt private health data
Integrity control
Authentication
Audit control
7. Plan of Action (cont’d)
Alarms
Event reporting
Implementing training programs on these key
points will health organizations prepare employees to
not violate patients privacy. Annual training and in-services
should be use to reinforce what is learned
about patients confidentiality. Employees should
access what they need to know. Employees should
never share his/her passwords. Employees should
change passwords often. Always log out of the
computer and have the computer screen facing you
when in use. If there is a breech in privacy contact
the facility privacy officer.
8. Reference(s)
Over 120 UCLA Hospital Staff Saw Celebrity
Health Records.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/o,2933,39
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Administration: Managing Organized
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