Discussion 2 Week 1 MHA 690, May 2, 2014

1. David Weber
MHA 690
May 2, 2014

2. What is HIPAA?
 HIPPA Stands for Health Insurance Portability &
Accountability Act
What it means to you!
As a Healthcare Provider you are responsible for
ensuring that the patients medical information is kept
confidential.
(U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2014)

3. How to avoid a HIPAA Violation
 Don’t leave your workstation unsecure and patient
information up if you have to leave.
 Don’t repeat patient information is unauthorized
persons are present.
 Change passwords frequently, refrain from telling your
password to friends, family and co-workers.
(HHS.gov, 2014)

4. HIPAA Violations
 Individual did not know (and by exercising reasonable diligence would not
have known) that he/she violated HIPAA $100 per violation, with an annual
maximum of $25,000 for repeat violations .
 HIPAA violation due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect $1,000
per violation, with an annual maximum of $100,000 for repeat violations
$50,000 per violation, with an annual maximum of $1.5 million.
 HIPAA violation due to willful neglect but violation is corrected within the
required time period $10,000 per violation, with an annual maximum of
$250,000 for repeat violations $50,000 per violation, with an annual maximum
of $1.5 million
 HIPAA violation is due to willful neglect and is not corrected $50,000 per
violation, with an annual maximum of $1.5 million $50,000 per violation, with
an annual maximum of $1.5 million.
(American Medical Association, 2014)

5. HIPAA is a serious law that NEEDS to be abided by at all times.
If you take the needed precautions, you will help keep the
workplace a safer and secure place for our patients vital medical
information.
Thank you for viewing this presentation and good luck!

6. References
 American Medical Association, (2014) HIPAA Violations &
Enforcement, Retrieved on May 2, 2014 from http://www.ama-
assn.org//ama/pub/physician-resources/solutions-managing-your-
practice/coding-billing-insurance/hipaahealth-insurance-portability-
accountability-act/hipaa-violations-enforcement.page
 HHS.gov, (2014) Health Information Privacy, Retrieved on May 2, 2014
from
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/srsummary.ht
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 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, (2014) HIPAA Privacy
Rule, Retrieved on May 2, 2014 from
http://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov/