The document discusses the importance of privacy training for healthcare employees. It outlines how employees have access to sensitive patient information and must be aware of HIPAA laws and privacy policies to protect this data. The training should occur twice yearly and be interactive to ensure employees understand acceptable use of patient records and the consequences of violations, such as fines or jail time. Celebrity patients' records also require protection due to public interest in their information.

1. Privacy and Security Training
Patrick McGuire
MHA 690
Week 1 Discussion 2

2. Protecting Patients
• Employees in a health care
setting have access to patient
records and sensitive
information on those patients
• It is important to safeguard
this information
• Employees need to be aware of
what is acceptable and what is
not acceptable use of the
information they have access
to.
• They need to be aware of
HIPAA and privacy laws, as
well as consequences for
violation

3. VIP Patient Records
• VIP patients, or celebrity
patients need to ensure their
information is protected just
as any other patient.
• The information contained in
their records could be used
against them or affect their
careers because of the public
nature of their careers.
• Many people are interested in
obtaining this information.
• It is very important that it is
not compromised.

4. Training
• Employees need additional
training on securing
information and not passing it
along.
• Employees should be aware of
all standard HIPAA laws and
company policies
• In addition, employees should
understand how violating the
laws could affect them
• Instilling this message should
be a frequent occurance.

5. Training Program
• Employees should be trained
twice per year on privacy
• This training should be
interactive so questions can be
asked.
• Employees should get to know
the laws and understand that
they should not access charts
unless they are authorized to
do so.

6. Consequences
• Consequences should be
established and emphasized.
• Losing one’s job, fines, and jail
time are all possible outcomes
for breaking the law.
• There should also be a help
line in case someone wants to
report violations.
• This should help employees
remember how important it is
not to violate laws.

7. References
• http://www.foxnews.com/stor
y/0,2933,398784,00.html