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HIPAA Training
Kelly Ryan, PT, DPT
MHA 690: Health Care Capstone
Professor Grover
May 23, 2013
HIPAA
O Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
O National standard for all health care
organizations
O Goal is to protect health information while
allowing for adequate flow of that
information to necessary health care
personnel
Patient privacy & data security
PHI
O What is PHI?
O PHI=protected health information
O Any information that can be used to identify
an individual
O E.g. name, date of birth, social security
number, diagnoses
O Can be electronic, paper, or oral
Electronic communicationO Increasing use of mobile devices is of concern
O Administrative Simplification provisionsO Part of HIPAA requires the Secretary of the DHHS
to publicize standards for exchange, privacy, and security of health information in the electronic format.
O HITECH Act
O ConcernsO Personal information should be shared on a
“need to know basis”
O Information will fall into the wrong handsO E.g. computer hackers
Breaches
O Occur when a health care
professional, support staff, or organization
is out of compliance
O Can result in fiscal fines, jail time, or
termination of employment
O E.g. Case of UCLA Hospital staff reading
celebrity records (Fox News, 2008)
Could your PHI be in jeopardy?
O On a piece of paper write down the
following about yourself:
O Full name
O Date of birth
O Height & weight
O Social security number
O Address
O One personal piece of information you
would only share with your doctor
Activity continued…
O Now, hand in that piece of paper…….
O It will now be placed on a bulletin board at your current work office or announced over the loud speaker
O This would be an example of a HIPAA violation
O (Papers will now be shredded in front of you to ensure no violation has occurred)
Activity follow up
O How would sharing this PHI make you
feel?
O Mad, angry, embarrassed?
O What would be the consequences?
O Would you lose your job?
O Would it tarnish your reputation?
O How would you view your health care
provider who shared the information?
ReferencesO 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
O Ponemon Institute. (2011, December). Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security. Retrieved from http://www2.idexpertscorp.com/ponemon-study-2011/
O U.S. DHHS. (n.d.). Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Retrieved from www.hhs.gov
