3. “Privacy is an individual's right to control the
disclosure of his or her personal matters.
HIPAA provides a framework to protect an
individual's right to the privacy of his or her
medical information, that is, to keep this
information from falling into the wrong hands
for commercial advantage, personal gain, or
malicious harm”(Kibbe 2001, p. 34)
4. Medical records
Pertinent medical data
Diagnosis, age, name or any other identifiers
5. Physicians
Nurses
Ancillary
Patient Insurance
PHI
staff companies
Medical
records
6. The medical record of each patient is private
The medical record should only be viewed by
the caregivers providing services for a patient
during a given shift.
All shareholders have a role in protecting
patient privacy.
7. diligencein the workforce
Do not leave computers unattended
encrypted passwords
standardized nomenclature for billing such as
ICD 9 codes
removing patient identifiers from records
8. Legal implications
Fines
Grounds for termination
9. Remember this rule of thumb:
Why am I accessing this information? PHI is on a “need to know” basis. Do I
need to know this information to better serve the patient?
10. Kibbe, D. C. (2001). HIPAA's here: How to comply with
new rules that govern protected health information.
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