NUR 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sexually Transmitted Infection, Information Security, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act
Document Summary
Health insurance portability and accountability act (hipaa) of 1996. Guarantee the security and privacy of health information. Assure health insurance portability for employed persons. Consequences were put into place for institutions and individuals who violated the requirements of the act. Sets national standards for the security of electronic protected health information. Protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information. Requires health care facilities and business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information. Noncompliance a civil offense that carries a penalty of 100 per person per violation and a maximum of 25,000 per year per incident. Preserving the privacy of the persons in which you care for. Includes information gained verbally or from resident or client records. Never print information from your ehr and remove from your facility without permission and approval. Never share your password and never use another person"s password. Be careful what you say, where you are.
