The document discusses the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its role in protecting patients' private health information. HIPAA establishes rights for patients regarding their health data and sets security standards for medical records and personal information. It also limits access to electronic health records to only those medical professionals who need to view them. The document emphasizes the importance of HIPAA training and education for all healthcare workers to ensure patients' confidential information is properly safeguarded.

1. Barbara Franklin
MHA690
Health Care Capstone

2.  A Physician and or Healthcare professional
will not disclose any medical information
that is revealed by a patient during
examination in connection with their
treatment
 HIPAA privacy rule provides protection of
personal health information held by covered
entities and gives patients an myriad of
rights

4.  Provides rights for patients concerning their
health information
 Provides standards to protect patients
medical records and personal identifying
information (PII)
 The Electronic Health Record (EHR) cannot
be viewed by someone who doesn’t have a
need to view the information

5.  Healthcare Providers
1. Physicians and Nurses
2. Hospitals and Clinical Staff
3. Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Staff
 Third Party Billers
1. HMOs
2. Medical Coders and Billers

6.  HIPPA training is necessary to reinforce what
is what previously learned
 All healthcare workers need to be informed
and educated about the steps concerning
confidential patient information and the
rules for safeguarding that information
 To legislate and ensure the actions of
employees at UCLA don’t continue to be
perpetuated at other healthcare facilities.

7.  http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/privacy.html
 http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/whatsnew.html
 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,3987
84,00.html