9. What is HIPPA?
• Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996.
10. Privacy Rule
• The Privacy Rule standards address the use
and disclosure of the individual’s health
information called “protected health
information” by organizations subject to the
Privacy Rule called “covered entities,” as well
as standards for individuals’ privacy rights to
understand and control how their health
information is used (U.S. Department of
Health & Human Services, n.d.).
11. Doing Your Best Work
• Log out after working on
the computer
• Protect passwords
• Ask for permission for
patient information
12. Case Study
• 120 UCLA Staff saw
celebrity Health
Records
• Consequences
– Warning
– Suspension
– Termination
14. Summary
• Know your HIPPA Laws.
– Technological as well as personal
• Protect Personal Health Information
– Mastery is not achieved overnight
• Keep your eye on the goal
15. Resources
• Fox News. (2008). Report Over 120 UCLA
hospital staff saw celebrity health records.
Retrieved from
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,398784,
00.html
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
(n.d.). Summary of HIPPA Privacy Rule. Retrieved
from
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hippa/underst
anding/summary/index.html
