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Alice Felton
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This document discusses patient confidentiality and privacy in healthcare. It notes that advances in technology like EMRs, telehealth, and the internet have opened opportunities for accidental breaches of private health information. To build trust, healthcare providers must protect patient confidentiality and privacy. Standards like HIPAA are in place to safeguard private medical records and information from unauthorized disclosure. The document also provides examples of policies around maintaining confidentiality in different healthcare settings.

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Alice Felton MHA 690 Health Care Capstone Dr. Sherry Grover January 31, 2013
Patient Confidentiality & Privacy Because of all the new advances in technology which includes: EMRs or Electronic Medical Records, Tele-health and the Internet, this has all helped to open the doors to unintentional or potential breaches in our patients confidential/private information about their health. In order for health care providers to build a trusting relationship with their patients they are serving then protection of their confidentiality and privacy becomes essential to achieving this goal. .
Patient Confidentiality & Privacy, contd In order to achieve patient care quality it will usually require direct communication of pertinent information between health systems and/or health care professionals. Health care professionals and nursing staff who will be working regularly with their patients along with their medical records that should be kept Confidential should be able to comply with the development of any standards, laws and policies that are in place to protect their patients privacy (HIPAA) and the Confidentiality of their information/health records.
Confidentiality is a right given to a person to have personal medical information that is identifiable to be kept private. Patient confidentiality is defined as medical and personal information when given to a healthcare provider will not be disclosed without their permission to others unless they have given permission for a release.
A breach in patient confidentiality occurs when disclosure is given to a third party without consent of the patient or with a court order, of information that is private that a healthcare provider has learned through provider-patient relationship. This disclosure can be either oral, written, faxed, telephoned or electronically (ex. Email).
What is HIPAAs role in Patient Confidentiality HIPAAs role in patient confidentiality because it is a passage of federal regulations because it was needed to ensure protection and privacy of data and personal information in an environment of electronic medical records (emrs) and third party insurance payers HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 requires all organizations and professionals to guard the privacy of their customers and patients
Policies & Procedures of Confidentiality (privacy) locations Employment handbooks Places that have payment processing Physicians offices Schools Lawyer offices
Always respect your patients right to privacy Disclosure and using of your patients health information should be limited. Patient should have the right to access their own health information Patient should receive written, information that is easy to understand when notified of how their health records
Patient Confidentiality
References AMA.org. (2013) Nursing World (Privacy & Confidentiality. Retrieved from website http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy- Advocacy/Positions-and- Resolutions/ANAPositionStatements/Position-Statements- Alphabetically/PrivacyandConfidentiality.html?css=print. Surgeryencyclopedia.com (2013). Patient Confidentiality. Retrieved from website http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Pa-St/Patient- Confidentiality.htm. AMA-assn.org., (2013). Patient Confidentiality. Retrieved from website http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/legal- topics/patient-physician-relationship-topics/patient- confidentiality.page.

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Patient confidentiality 2

  • 1. Alice Felton MHA 690 Health Care Capstone Dr. Sherry Grover January 31, 2013
  • 2. Patient Confidentiality & Privacy Because of all the new advances in technology which includes: EMRs or Electronic Medical Records, Tele-health and the Internet, this has all helped to open the doors to unintentional or potential breaches in our patients confidential/private information about their health. In order for health care providers to build a trusting relationship with their patients they are serving then protection of their confidentiality and privacy becomes essential to achieving this goal. .
  • 3. Patient Confidentiality & Privacy, contd In order to achieve patient care quality it will usually require direct communication of pertinent information between health systems and/or health care professionals. Health care professionals and nursing staff who will be working regularly with their patients along with their medical records that should be kept Confidential should be able to comply with the development of any standards, laws and policies that are in place to protect their patients privacy (HIPAA) and the Confidentiality of their information/health records.
  • 4. Confidentiality is a right given to a person to have personal medical information that is identifiable to be kept private. Patient confidentiality is defined as medical and personal information when given to a healthcare provider will not be disclosed without their permission to others unless they have given permission for a release.
  • 5. A breach in patient confidentiality occurs when disclosure is given to a third party without consent of the patient or with a court order, of information that is private that a healthcare provider has learned through provider-patient relationship. This disclosure can be either oral, written, faxed, telephoned or electronically (ex. Email).
  • 6. What is HIPAAs role in Patient Confidentiality HIPAAs role in patient confidentiality because it is a passage of federal regulations because it was needed to ensure protection and privacy of data and personal information in an environment of electronic medical records (emrs) and third party insurance payers HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 requires all organizations and professionals to guard the privacy of their customers and patients
  • 7. Policies & Procedures of Confidentiality (privacy) locations Employment handbooks Places that have payment processing Physicians offices Schools Lawyer offices
  • 8. Always respect your patients right to privacy Disclosure and using of your patients health information should be limited. Patient should have the right to access their own health information Patient should receive written, information that is easy to understand when notified of how their health records
  • 10. References AMA.org. (2013) Nursing World (Privacy & Confidentiality. Retrieved from website http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy- Advocacy/Positions-and- Resolutions/ANAPositionStatements/Position-Statements- Alphabetically/PrivacyandConfidentiality.html?css=print. Surgeryencyclopedia.com (2013). Patient Confidentiality. Retrieved from website http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Pa-St/Patient- Confidentiality.htm. AMA-assn.org., (2013). Patient Confidentiality. Retrieved from website http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/legal- topics/patient-physician-relationship-topics/patient- confidentiality.page.