Importance of HIPAA Training for Healthcare Professionals

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Student Last Name 1 Name of the Student Name of the Professor Medicine 28 th October, 2015 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Many people in the medical fraternity have known to have supporting both the legal and ethical obligations of the privacy protection of consumers in terms of patient health information for a long time now. Promotion of these principles within healthcare organizations has purely been reliant upon the professional accountability of the organization clubbed with external instructions[ CITATION AHI10 \l 16393 ]. Need for HIPAA Training The HIPAA privacy and security guidelines necessitate formal education and training of all the employees of a healthcare organization in order to make sure that there exists continuous accountability for the safe and privacy of protected health information (PHI) of the patients. The privacy and security guidelines of HIPAA address the various training requirements independently[ CITATION AHI10 \l 16393 ]. HIPAA training is very important not just for prevention of breaches like for example ID crimes, but also to help the organization detect such incidents. Even though adherence of HIPAA may seem high tedious and troublesome for healthcare organizations, strict adherence to all the HIPAA guidelines will help in the prevention and mitigation of all forms of harm to patient and their health information.

Student Last Name 2 Reasons for the enactment of HIPAA HIPAA was essentially enacted by the Congress in the form of a healthcare reform, initially in the year 1996 under the name Kennedy-Kassebaum Bill. This Act has two primary objectives, namely 1. Help individuals maintain their insurance even when they switch between jobs, and 2. Ensure the confidentiality and security of patient health information[ CITATION Off10 \l 16393 ]. While the first objective deals with the portability part of the Act, the second one deals with the Accountability part. Tips for mangers to be proactive about PHI Healthcare professionals and organizations are required to take proactive stance in dealing with PHI. The following tips can help them be proactive with PHI:  Having strong passwords, secure firewalls, strong encryption techniques, and finally limiting the access to the information network  Managers should try and maintain the least possible PHI and other relevant data on the devices. This translates to the fact that, all PHI should be frequently transferred to a central and safe network or location in order to ensure maximum safety[ CITATION Gol13 \l 16393 ]. Objectives of Patient Bill of Rights There are three primary objectives behind the creation of the Patient Bill of Rights. They are: 1. Boost the confidence of the patients in the healthcare system of the United States. In view of this, the Patient Bill of Rights:

Student Last Name 3 a. Reassures that the healthcare system in the country is fair and just and it strives constantly to meet the various needs of the patients. b. Offers opportunities to patients to bring up any problems that they might face in the process of obtaining quality healthcare. c. Motivates patients to lead a healthy and active life. 2. Highlights the importance of the relationship between the patient and the care provider, and 3. Lays emphasis on the need for patients to stay healthy by listing various rules and regulations for both patients as well as care providers[ CITATION Hea15 \l 16393 ]. a. Reassures that the healthcare system in the country is fair and just and it strives constantly to meet the various needs of the patients. b. Offers opportunities to patients to bring up any problems that they might face in the process of obtaining quality healthcare. c. Motivates patients to lead a healthy and active life. Moral and Legal Premises of Patient Autonomy The process of understanding the risks involved along with the benefits that might be obtained from a particular treatment is known as informed consent and this based on the moral and legal premise of patient autonomy. Patients have the right to take their own decisions about their health conditions and the proposed medical treatment after all the information regarding the treatment is clarified to them by the care provider.

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Student Last Name 4 Works Cited AHIMA. HIPAA Privacy and Security Training (Updated) . November 2010. Web. 28 October 2015. <http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_048509.hcsp? dDocName=bok1_048509>. Gold, Ashley. 3 tips for proactively protecting PHI . 08 November 2013. Web. 28 October 2015. <http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/3-tips-proactively-protecting-phi/2013- 11-08>. Health Source Global. “Patient's Bill of Rights.” Online report. n.d. Web. 29 October 2015. <http://www.healthsourceglobal.com/docs/Patient%20Bill%20of %20Rights_merged.pdf>. Office of Corporate Compliance The University of Chicago Medical Center. HIPAA Background (GUIDANCE (Oct. 23, 2006)) . February 2010. Web. 28 October 2015. <http://hipaa.bsd.uchicago.edu/background.html>.

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