HIPAA requires healthcare providers such as doctors, nurses, pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes to keep patient health information private. It establishes rules for handling electronic health records and protects discussions between providers. Employees must receive annual training on HIPAA and confidentiality policies and sign an acknowledgement. Violating patient privacy can result in serious consequences like expulsion due to the healthcare organization's zero tolerance policy.
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2. What is HIPAA?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) helps to keep your health information private.
HIPAA requires that providers, such as doctors, nurses,
pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes, keep your
health information private.
A federal law protects your health information in
electronic form. It requires organizations covered by
HIPAA to keep electronic information about your
health private. Groups that must follow HIPAA laws
include health plans and most health care providers. A
federal law also helps to keep private any information
that health care providers discuss with one another
(www.aha.org)
3. HIPAA Requirement
• The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) helps to keep your
health information private. HIPAA requires
that providers, such as
doctors, nurses, pharmacies, hospitals and
nursing homes, keep your health information
private.
4. Employee annual training
• All staff members should have training
annually on confidentiality especially when
the staff has access to personal information;
the training should include HIPAA rules and
regulations.
5. Consequences
• Staff should know that there can be serious
ramifications for violating a patient’s privacy
• Employees must not see patients record
unless directly involve with patient care.
• The hospital practice zero tolerance policy.
• Violation of patient privacy and confidentiality
Results in automatic expulsion
6. Employee Hand Book
• . During the annual in-service they should be
given an employee handbook that address
confidentiality and the employees should sign
a copy for their personnel file every year.