PATIENT PRIVACY

TRAINING E U N I C E W I L L I A M S

M H A 6 9 0W E E K 1 D 2

Meeting itinerary - Making sure to maintain Patient confidentiality. - Making sure employees have the necessary training to ensure job duties are meet. - Discuss the HIPAA Requirements - Employee Responsibility

HIPAA TRAINING

• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, was enacted on August 21, 1996. Sections 261 through 264 of HIPAA require the Secretary of HHS to publicize standards for the electronic exchange, privacy and security of health information. Collectively these are known as the Administrative Simplification provisions.

• The Privacy Rule, as well as all the Administrative Simplification rules, apply to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and to any health care provider who transmits health information in electronic form in connection with transactions for which the Secretary of HHS has adopted standards under HIPAA (the “covered entities”)

KNOWING PATIENT RIGHTS • Right to Access. Information on how to inspect and obtain a copy of your health information.• Right to Accounting of Disclosures. Information on how to request an accounting of disclosures

made on your health information.• Right to Amendment. Information on how to request an amendment to your health information.• Right to Request Confidential Communications. Information on how to request that we communicate

with you about your health information at alternative locations.• Right to Restrictions. Information on your right to restrict certain disclosures of your health

information. • Right to Restrict Disclosure to Health Plan. Information on your right to request restrictions on

disclosure of your health information when you paid for service out-of-pocket in full.• Right to Complain for Privacy Rights Violations. Information on your right to complain if you feel that

we have used or disclosed your health information inappropriately.• Using and Disclosing Your Health Information. Information on the ways in which the UT Health

Science Center uses and discloses your health information for treatment, payment, and health care operations. Information on authorizations to release medical or health information and right to revoke authorizations.

Ensuring Employees are trained correctly

-HIPAA training will be offered at the time a employee is hired and a fresher course ever quarter. -All employees must sign off that they have received a copy and understand the rules and consequences for such breaches. -Training will be offered collectively and individually as needed. -Training will consist of real life scenarios

REFERENCES

http://www.hhs.gov/. Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule http://uthscsa.edu/ Patients Rights Under HIPAA

STOP!! Don’t get caught with a Violation!