Healthcare Record ConfidentialityBy Jeffrey Rosenburg

MHA 690: Healthcare Capstone

The health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Establishes a set of standards that ensure the privacy and the security of an individual’s identifiable information (“What Is,” n.d.).

Only an authorized user can access a patient’s health record for the direct purpose of providing or facilitating patient care.

Unauthorized access to a patient’s health record is a federal crime and any perpetrator is subject to punishment (“Report: Over,” 2008).

The Hippocratic Oath requires a physician to keep a patient’s health information private (“Confidentiality Of,” 2003).

120 UCLA hospital employees accessed celebrity health records inappropriately between January 2004 and June 2006.

The records of Britney Spears, Farrah Fawcett, and Maria Shriver were inappropriately accessed (“Report: Over,” 2008).

Confidentiality of medical records: A situation analysis and AHIMA’s position. AHIMA. Retrieved on February 5, 2015, from, http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok2_000623.hcsp?dDocName=bok2_000623

Report: Over 120 UCLA hospital staff saw celebrity health records. (2008, August 6). Fox News. Retrieved on February 5, 2015, from, http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/08/06/report-over-120-ucla-hospital-staff-saw-celebrity-health-records/

What is HIPAA? (n.d.). Department of Health. Retrieved on February 5, 2015, from, http://health.state.tn.us/hipaa/