HLT POL 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nightingale Pledge, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act

• School: UCLA
• Department: Health Policy and Management
• Course: HLT POL 100
• Professor: Marcy Boroff

Document Summary

Patient confidentiality and the health insurance portability and accountability act (hipaa) The non-disclosure of information expect to an authorized person. Confidentiality for patients is important because it binds trust between the patients and the physician. If it was public, they may be hesitant to share that information with their health care provider. Confidentiality as part of the code of ethics. Society of healthcare consumer advocates code of ethics. Alliance of professional health care advocate"s code of conduct and professional standards. Exception to health care providers duty of confidentiality. To protect others from harm (in public of interest) Mandated reporting in cases of abuse and neglect. Passed by congress in 1996, revised in 2003. Simply and improved continuity of health insurance coverage. Allow the flow of health information needed to promote quality care. Myth-hipaa regulations prevent healthcare providers from sharing medical information with families.