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1 Social Media Best Practices for Healthcare Professionals Student Name Institutional Affiliation Date

2 Protected health information (PHI) refers to health data created, received, stored, and transmitted by organizations and covered by The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to improve the level of integrity, confidentiality, and security of healthcare information (Cohen & Mello, 2018). HIPAA provides regulations protecting health information's privacy and security. The basic foundation of this privacy rule applies to all health information of an individual. HIPAA ensures that no health worker uses or discloses individually identifiable health information without the person's consent (Cohen & Mello, 2018). Privacy means that all the patient information, such as medication and other personal details, is kept private. For instance, patients should be allowed to make personal decisions concerning health information shared on social media (Cohen & Mello, 2018). Security refers to safeguarding or protecting information, promoting privacy, and supporting healthcare professionals in keeping healthcare information confidential. For instance, electronic PHI should be protected using passwords and encryption. Confidentiality refers to healthcare professionals' practice or obligation to access healthcare information and other data on the patient to keep it secret from others and secure (Cohen & Mello, 2018). For instance, healthcare professionals cannot disclose information about the patient without their consent, including posting it on social media. Therefore, it is evident that privacy, security, and confidentiality are all linked and ensure that the patient information is used for the right purpose. Several benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration in safeguarding sensitive electronic information include; improving patients care and outcomes. The patient receives the necessary treatment because professionals with different competencies are present (Wei et al., 2020). Another benefit is the reduction of medical errors. In this case, interprofessional collaboration ensures all healthcare information is available to treat patients (Wei et al., 2020). Another key

3 benefit is that inefficiencies and healthcare costs are reduced. Health facilities with interprofessional collaboration save money because they don't encounter it. Regarding social media use and PHI, inter-professional team members should be aware of past inappropriate social media use and the consequences. For instance, several nurses have been terminated from their employment due to improper social media use in the US. For example, a nurse in Glendale Adventist Medical Centre accessed patient information for no legitimate reason, and he was fined and terminated for violating HIPAA (Cohen & Mello, 2018). Further, healthcare organizations have imposed several sanctions on interdisciplinary team members who failed to comply with the medial social policies (Booth, 2016). These sanctions include hefty fines and termination of employment as provided by HIPAA privacy guidelines. The financial penalties or fines for a single violation ranges from $100 to 1.5 million (Cohen & Mello, 2018). An evidence-based strategy that health care organizations have utilized is training, which aims to lower or eliminate security, privacy, and confidentiality violations concerning social media. Health care professionals should be well trained on the best ways to comply with confidentiality, privacy, and security while using social media. Another strategy is the use of end- to-end encryption. Hospitals should use devices with encryption keys that can decrypt data when received (University of Illinois Chicago, 2020). Another strategy is Improving PHI Security and HIPAA Compliance. According to Brown (2020), the inter-professional team should adhere to these rules while using social media. They should only talk about themselves and never post anything online concerning the patient or coworkers (University of Illinois Chicago, 2020). They should avoid posting anything that would ruin their reputation and that of the employer. References

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4 Booth, R. G. (2016). Informatics and nursing in a post-nursing informatics world: Future directions for nurses in an automated, artificially intelligent, social-networked healthcare environment. Nursing Leadership, 28(4), 61-69. Brown, G. (2020). Must-Read Social Media Advice for Nurses. Retrieved from https://nurse.org/articles/nurses-social-media/ Cohen, I. G., & Mello, M. M. (2018). HIPAA and protecting health information in the 21st century. Jama, 320(3), 231-232. University of Illinois Chicago, (2020). 3 ways HIM professionals protect patient data. Retrieved from https://healthinformatics.uic.edu/blog/3-ways-him-professionals-protect-patient- data/ Wei, H., Corbett, R. W., Ray, J., & Wei, T. L. (2020). A culture of caring: the essence of healthcare interprofessional collaboration. Journal of Interprofessional Care , 34(3), 324- 331.

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