The document discusses patient confidentiality training. It notes that many physicians exchange patient information via text messages without securing it properly. The adoption of electronic medical records also increases the risk of confidentiality breaches if access is not properly controlled. The document advocates for healthcare organizations to educate their employees on patient privacy laws like HIPAA to prevent unauthorized access and ensure patient information is kept confidential. Continuous training will help employees fully understand how to protect patient privacy and interests.

1. Patient Confidentiality
Training
Adebisi Adeosun
Ashford University
Health Care Capstone
MHA: 690
Dr. Hwang- Ji Lu
October 29, 2015

2. Patient Confidentiality Training
• It is sadden that people who are obligated to protect patient information
are responsible for violation of patient confidentiality right. Recent
research indicate 73 percent of physicians exchanged patient
information with other physicians via text messages without knowledge
of how to secure it (Harman L.B, Flite C.A, & Bond K, 2012). More also,
the adoption of electronic medical record can aid the violation of
patient confidentiality right in which employee can now log in and have
access to patient information without being involve in patient care.
According to report public by FOX news, 2008, over 120 UCLA hospital
employee access celebrity medical records without a divine cause. This
made it necessary for all business entity to go back to the board to
initiate ways to improve awareness of privacy rules and regulations to
their employee so as to find a lasting solution.

3. Patient Confidentiality Training

4. What are patient information?
• In other to implement policy that will ensure confidentiality or
privacy, employers are obligated to expose employees to what
constitute patient information. Patient information are simply the
name, addresses, medical history, financial information, gender
etc. This information are released to clinicians so that adequate
care can be render.

5. HIPAA Policy and It Purpose
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 HIPAA)
was enacted into law to ensure patient information
confidentiality. Federal government institute standard to which
patient information can be release and mandate all healthcare
entities including their business associate to prevent unauthorized
individual or organizations from gaining access to patient
information so has to promote dignity and respect.

6. Patient Confidentiality Training: HIPPA

7. How to prevent violation of HIPAA?
• Healthcare organization are obligated to educate their employee
about Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Continuous education about HIPAA rules and regulation will
enlighten employees. Doing this will ensure depth knowledge of
how to promote confidentiality and ensure patient interest are
well protected all time.

8. Patient Confidentiality Training: HIPPA

9. References
• Harman L.B, Flite C.A, & Bond K, 2012. Electronic Health Records:
Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security. Journalofethics.ama-
assn.org/2012/09/stas1-1209.html
• FOX news, 2008. Report: Over 120 UCLA Hospital Staff Saw
Celebrity Health Records