This new employee orientation covers the company's vision of excellence in healthcare, commitment to privacy policies under HIPAA, expectations for employees to adhere to conduct policies and report violations, and an overview of applicable federal and state regulations and healthcare standards regarding protected health information under HIPAA.

1. New Employee OrientationNew Employee Orientation
WelcomeWelcome

2. PURPOSEPURPOSE
• Our VisionOur Vision
• Define Privacy PolicyDefine Privacy Policy
• Company ExpectationsCompany Expectations
• Employee ConductEmployee Conduct
• Federal and State RegulationsFederal and State Regulations
• Healthcare StandardsHealthcare Standards

3. Our VisionOur Vision
• Employee commitment to excellence in healthEmployee commitment to excellence in health
care.care.
• Attractive, highly functional facilities.Attractive, highly functional facilities.
• Clear, appropriate and measurableClear, appropriate and measurable
performance targets.performance targets.
• Through our success, the company willThrough our success, the company will
continue to grow and broaden itscontinue to grow and broaden its
opportunities in diverse health care markets.opportunities in diverse health care markets.

4. Privacy PolicyPrivacy Policy
• The Health Insurance Portability andThe Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPPA)Accountability Act (HIPPA)
• We are committed to protecting your privacyWe are committed to protecting your privacy
by developing technology that gives you theby developing technology that gives you the
most powerful and safe online experience.most powerful and safe online experience.
• Privacy applies to the company’s Web sitePrivacy applies to the company’s Web site
and governs data collection and usage.and governs data collection and usage.

5. Company ExpectationsCompany Expectations
• Every employee is expected to adhereEvery employee is expected to adhere
to the code of conduct policyto the code of conduct policy
• Report violations as they occurReport violations as they occur
• Our employees should act in good faithOur employees should act in good faith
and their obligation is to do the rightand their obligation is to do the right
things for the right reasons.things for the right reasons.

6. Employee ConductEmployee Conduct
• The Standards of Business ConductThe Standards of Business Conduct
•contain the basic principles, bothcontain the basic principles, both
legal and ethical, which guide thelegal and ethical, which guide the
company’s conduct with its businesscompany’s conduct with its business
operations.operations.
• These standards set forth theThese standards set forth the
company’s commitment to compliancecompany’s commitment to compliance
with applicable health laws andwith applicable health laws and
regulations.regulations.

7. Federal and State RegulationsFederal and State Regulations
• The regulations protect medical records andThe regulations protect medical records and
other individually identifiable healthother individually identifiable health
information.information.
• Whether it is on paper, electronic, or orallyWhether it is on paper, electronic, or orally
communicated.communicated.
• Violations must be reported throughViolations must be reported through
appropriate channels to ensure patients’appropriate channels to ensure patients’
safety.safety.

8. Healthcare StandardsHealthcare Standards
• Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy andAccountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and
Security Rules define requirements for theSecurity Rules define requirements for the
appropriate use and safeguards of protectedappropriate use and safeguards of protected
health information (PHI).health information (PHI).
• The standards under the HIPAA Privacy andThe standards under the HIPAA Privacy and
Security Rules:Security Rules:
• provide patients with access to their medicalprovide patients with access to their medical
records and more control over how their personalrecords and more control over how their personal
health information is used and disclosed by healthhealth information is used and disclosed by health
care providers.care providers.