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Confidentiality of Information
- 1. Confidentiality of Information Robin Revels-Fitzhugh MHA 690 January 19, 2012
- 2. HIPAA • HIPAA or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 • Title IV in the act defines rules for protection of patient information. • The HIPAA Privacy Rule is located at 45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164. • All healthcare providers, health organizations, and government health plans that use, store, maintain, or transmit patient health care information are required to comply with the privacy regulations of the HIPAA law.
- 3. Confidentiality Report: Over 120 UCLA Hospital Staff Saw Celebrity Health Records. (2006, August 6). Fox News.com. Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,398784,00.html Wolper, L. F. (2011). Health Care Adminstration: Managed Organized Delivery Systems (5th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
- 4. Everyone is Accountable All persons performing services, including associates, temporary workers, committee members, consultants, and subcontractors, must be aware of the confidentiality of the information handled in the course of the day.
- 5. Everyone is Effected Repercussions from violation of the confidentiality policy can be significant to our clients and the Company.
- 6. It’s the Law A strict standard of confidential is necessary to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. Disclosure of confidential information or records is forbidden except in situation where disclosure is necessary to fulfill job related responsibilities
- 7. Disclosure of Patient Information Information we collect We do not give out or talk about the medical about patient specific conditions and treatments information with others of patients is sensitive and unless we have the patient’s confidential. consent, it is necessary to serve the patient, it is allowed or required by law, or required by law, or it is determined appropriate to protect the patient or others.
- 8. Confidentiality Action Consequences • Employees must never • Termination of employment disclose confidential information that violates the privacy rights of the patient. Associates must • Fines and/or imprisonment not view any patient under Federal Law. information other than what they need to do their job.