2. Overview
• Confidentiality is not only an important factor or common courtesy,
it’s required by law, especially within healthcare. It is vital that all staff
members are knowledgeable and trained when it comes to the terms
and bylaws of confidentiality. Confidentiality is about keeping
information protected from unauthorized individuals.
3. Training Techniques
• Training people to ensure that information is accessible to only those who are authorized to use the information.
• Demonstrating safe way of disposing or storing of patients’ information such as shredding, secure filing on computers which allow for password accessibility.
• Accumulating information and understanding based on protecting patient health information.
• Having monthly mandatory meeting on the importance of upholding patient privacy and how vital it is for confidentiality to be maintain at all times.
• The training should consist of HIPPA security regulations and violations:
• Notifying employees about their reporting obligations for HIPAA violations and the potential penalties for HIPAA law violations.
4. Ensuring Training
is Effective
• Employees should be aware of consequences for
violating patient privacy or breach any contracts.
• The human resource personnel should take necessary
steps to prevent the misuse of information that is
personal.
• Employees who violate HIPAA bylaws will be written
up based on the contents of the mandatory meetings.
• Mandatory meetings are considered first
warning
• Therefore, violation is subject to disciplinary
actions.
• Depending on severity of violation or number of times
violation was conducted employees will be subjected
for grounds to be terminated.
• The privacy policies and guidelines should be updated
regularly according to the new laws devised by the
government. The same should be communicated to the
employees to ensure their compliance.
5. Conclusion
• It is the employee's responsibility to handle all the information in the workplace with caution and care. All healthcare professionals should be cautious not to
disclose any confidential or sensitive information to a third party, unless properly authorize to do so. As well as, refraining from sharing any personal informations
amongst co-workers at work, unless done with intent to care or treat a patient.
6. Reference
• Fox News. (2008). Report Over 120 UCLA hospital staff saw celebrity health records. Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,398784,00.html
• https://www.privacyrights.org/checklist-responsible-information-handling-practices
