1. 1. Patient Privacy & Confidentiality By: Jeronique Loftin
2. 2. Importance of Privacy in Healthcare Theprivacy and confidentiality of our patients are one of our top priorities Confidentiality means that nurses and doctors should only discuss the medical issues/condition of a patient when there is a valid reason for doing so
3. 3. Importance of Privacy in Healthcare Medicallynecessary information should only be shared as a necessity to those nurses/doctors working on the same patient Patient info should not be shared with anyone other than those treating them
4. 4. Confidentiality at Work Becausehospitals are busy and hectic, it can be easy for a someone to inadvertently disclose a patients information Talking too loud or around the wrong people can further breach confidentiality
5. 5. Consequences of Breaching Privacy Warningsand write-ups Termination of employment Criminal charges
6. 6. Some Proactive Steps Compliancewith HIPAA Law Never discuss patient information with those not medically necessary Always log-out of staff computers