HIPPA

1. FACTS ABOUT PRIVACY
It is against the law and unethical

2. “ FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR
INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE
HEALTH INFORMATION AND
GIVES PATIENTS AN ARRAY OF
RIGHTS
(HTTP://WWW.HHS.GOV/OCR/P
RIVACY/HIPAA/UNDERSTANDIN
G/INDEX.HTML ).
 Federal protection
 HIPPA
 HITECH

3. PATIENT RIGHTS THAT ARE
COVERED
“ PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE
PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH OR
CONDITION
HEALTH CARE TO INDIVIDUAL
PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE
PAYMENT INFORMATION,
INCLUDING NAME, ADDRESS, BIRTH
DATE, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
(HTTP://WWW.HHS.GOV/OCR/PRIV
ACY/HIPAA/UNDERSTANDING/SUM
MARY/INDEX.HTML)
HIPPA

4. “ HITECH ACT STRENGTHEN THE PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTH INFORMATION.
ENTITIES ARE DIRECTLY LIABLE
LIMITATIONS ON USE AND DISCLOSER
ENFORCEMENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE
WITH HIPPA
(HTTP://WWW.GPO.GOV/FDSYS/PKG/FR-
2013-01-25/PDF/2013-01073.PDF ).”
 HITECH

5. CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
“$100 TO $50,000 OR MORE PER
VIOLATION
(HTTP://WWW.HHS.GOV/OCR/PRIVACY/HI
PAA/UNDERSTANDING/SUMMARY/INDEX.H
TML )
LOSS OF JOB AND LICENSE
 Consequences for violation

6. IT IS ETHICALLY WRONG TO INVADE SOMEONE
PRIVACY. IT IS ALSO UNPROFESSIONAL. THIS
ORGANIZATION WILL NOT TOLERATE UNETHICAL
OR UNPROFESSIONAL ACTS. THERE WILL BE
CONSEQUENCES.
 Ethics and professionalism

7. HTTP://WWW.HHS.GOV/OCR/PRIVACY/HIP
AA/UNDERSTANDING/INDEX.HTML
HTTP://WWW.HHS.GOV/OCR/PRIVACY/HIP
AA/UNDERSTANDING/SUMMARY/INDEX.HT
ML
HTTP://WWW.GPO.GOV/FDSYS/PKG/FR-
2013-01-25/PDF/2013-01073.PDF
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 references