This document discusses HIPAA confidentiality and protecting patient information. It notes that HIPAA was implemented to protect patient medical records and information from being disclosed without consent. Patient information can be compromised in ways like employees looking at charts they should not access. To address this, facilities should implement stronger passwords, physical security measures, annual HIPAA training, and ensure staff do not discuss patient care in public areas. The training should cover what HIPAA is, its consequences, and impacts on individuals involved in violations. Maintaining patient confidentiality is important to build confidence in healthcare.

1. Confidentiality
Emily Baker
MHA690 HealthCare Capstone
Dr. Jared Rutledge
June 23, 2016

2. What's HIPAA?
 HIPAA is a huge part of the patient record of today we need to continue to
protect the patients record.
 From not only the patients information but also the employees that are
entering and using the information.
 HIPPA is to protect the patient medial records and not to reveal the
information without anyone's consent.

3. Compromised?
 Patient information can be compromised many different way
 Compromised information can be from an employee getting up from a logged
on screen and wondering eyes seeing things they do not need to see.
 Worker gaining access into patient charts that they do not have authorization to
gain access to, by either error, or using a co-workers credential to gain access to.
 A provider looking into a chart of a co-worker or a friend to "see how they are
doing with a treatment or a surgery" because they are worried about them.
None of these reasons are legitimate reasons to look into a patients chart, they may
be good natured, but not stand up in a court of law.

4. How do we fix this?
 We ensure stronger password for employees
 We no longer allow "password" for the actual password, we ensure there needs
to be the 8 character password with capital letter, number and symbol, and
every 3 to 6 month we need to have a password update.
 There needs to be physical security measures within offices to ensure security
measures, if breaches are seen, then measures need to be put into place.
 Holding of annual HIPAA training.
 Teaching of staff that healthcare is not static and is on a continuum of change
 For staff there is NO safe public space to talk about patient care, elevators,
cafeterias, hallways, patient care all stays on the floor. Nothing should leave the
floor.

5. HIPAA Training
 HIPAA training is done at the least yearly.
 Should be done with the facts.
 What does HIPAA stand for?
 What are the consequences if you go against HIPAA? What will happen to
your license? what will happen financially against you?
 What happens to the individual that was involved with the HIPAA
infraction?
 Was their life changed?

6. Confidence in health care
Many times in health care we start out scare, unsure of what we are getting
ourselves into. I know I was there. I have worn many hats within my journey as
a Registered Nurse. As I have went on this great journey I have always looked
to this quote by the great Maya Angelou, "People will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made
them feel."
From my journey of being a Nurse Aide, to a RN, to a Wound nurse and now
my Master's program and eventually my Nurse Practioners. This quote will
always be with me. It will always guide me in everything and help me figure
where I need to go.

7. References
 Resources: VanderMolen, J., Prince, A., Neu, E., & DeKraka, R. (2015).
Employee confidentiality training for the electronic health record: A
systemic review of literature. http://www.ahima.org/