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HIPAA
Governing Board Training
September 28, 2006
What is HIPAA??
HIPAA is the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996.
It is a law which gives patients the
right to gain access to their
records, to request amendments to
their health information, and which
limits ways the facility uses their
information.
Privacy & Security
HIPAA has two elements:
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HIPAA privacy - entitles the
patient to 100% confidentiality of
their “protected health
information” (PHI)
HIPAA security - entitles the
patient to 100% confidentiality of
their “electronic protected health
information” (ePHI)
What is PHI?
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PHI is individually identifiable
health information about an
individual
Examples: A patient’s name,
address, social security number,
age, employer, medical condition,
medications, etc.
What is ePHI?
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ePHI is electronic protected health
information maintained or
transmitted in electronic form.
Examples: Electronic information
which includes a patient’s name,
address, social security number,
age, employer, medical condition,
medications, etc.
Use of PHI and ePHI
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Treatment,
payment, and daily
operations
Appointments and
recalls
Research
Workers’
Compensation
Public health issues
such as disease
control
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Victims of abuse,
neglect, domestic
violence
Investigations or
government
activities
Lawsuits and
disputes
Law enforcement
Coroners, medical
examiners, and
funeral directors
What does this mean to me?
protect patient’s information
 properly dispose of any paperwork
that is no longer needed, but has
private patient information on it,
by shredding it
 keep records locked up when not
in use
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What does this mean to me?
only discus a patient’s
information with persons who are
authorized to know the
information
 report a violation or situation
that could cause a violation
immediately to the Human
Resource Director
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HIPAA complaints are
thoroughly investigated and, if
found substantiated, employees
who violate a patient’s
protected rights are subject to
corrective action up to and
including dismissal.
For more information
please contact
Kathrine Hall
Human Resource Director
409-938-2230
[email protected].