TRAINING EMPLOYEESCONFIDENTIALITY

Julie Venzen 7/25/2014

MHA 690: Health care Capstone

Employee Training

• What is HIIPA?• Getting to know the HIPPA Laws• How can this training on confidentiality be

effective for employees?

HIPPA

Confidentiality

Patients

Welcome

• What is HIPPA?1

• Getting to know HIPPA Laws2

• How can this training on Confidentiality be effective?

3

Today’s Overview

Learning Objectives

• Technology • Procedure• Policies• Benefits

What is HIPPA?• Health Insurance Portability and

Accountability Act of 1996.

Privacy Rule

• The Privacy Rule standards address the use and disclosure of the individual’s health information called “protected health information” by organizations subject to the Privacy Rule called “covered entities,” as well as standards for individuals’ privacy rights to understand and control how their health information is used (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, n.d.).

Doing Your Best Work

• Log out after working on the computer

• Protect passwords• Ask for permission for

patient information

Case Study

• 120 UCLA Staff saw celebrity Health Records

• Consequences– Warning– Suspension– Termination

Discussion

• What we can learn from Lawanda

• Criminal charges

Summary

• Know your HIPPA Laws.– Technological as well as personal

• Protect Personal Health Information– Mastery is not achieved overnight

• Keep your eye on the goal

Resources

• Fox News. (2008). Report Over 120 UCLA hospital staff saw celebrity health records. Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,398784,00.html

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (n.d.). Summary of HIPPA Privacy Rule. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hippa/understanding/summary/index.html

QUESTIONS?