Barbara FranklinMHA690

Health Care Capstone

A Physician and or Healthcare professional will not disclose any medical information that is revealed by a patient during examination in connection with their treatment

HIPAA privacy rule provides protection of personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an myriad of rights

Provides rights for patients concerning their health information

Provides standards to protect patients medical records and personal identifying information (PII)

The Electronic Health Record (EHR) cannot be viewed by someone who doesn’t have a need to view the information

Healthcare Providers1.Physicians and Nurses2.Hospitals and Clinical Staff3.Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Staff Third Party Billers1.HMOs 2.Medical Coders and Billers

HIPPA training is necessary to reinforce what is what previously learned

All healthcare workers need to be informed and educated about the steps concerning confidential patient information and the rules for safeguarding that information

To legislate and ensure the actions of employees at UCLA don’t continue to be perpetuated at other healthcare facilities.

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/privacy.html

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/whatsnew.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,398784,00.html