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Privacy and Confidentiality Essentials for Non-HIPAA Entities Training

American Medical Compliance

The following Privacy and Confidentiality Essentials for Non-HIPAA Entities Training is designed to educate workers on the significance of protecting personal information in organizations not covered by HIPAA. Languages: American English Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.

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Holistic, Multidisciplinary Approach Protects Patient Data and Privacy

Consult QD

As AI permeates healthcare, the current and vast data security and privacy concerns will be exacerbated by its introduction. Data stewardship upholds protection, privacy No matter the technology or data usage, there’s a strategic framework of necessary steps that must be completed to secure access to data.

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Impact of COVID-19 Privacy Policy Expiration

American Medical Compliance

This privacy policy expiration carries significant implications for healthcare providers and emphasizes the importance of patient privacy. Implications of COVID-19 Privacy Policy Expiration During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers benefited from the flexibility provided by HIPAA enforcement discretion.

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A Patient Privacy Breach Leads to Settlement

American Medical Compliance

A hospital security patient privacy breach has resulted in a hefty settlement of $240,000 under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The Patient Privacy Breach and Its Consequences According to a press release by the U.S. Reference US Department of Health and Human Services (15 June 2023).

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Did A Nurse Violate His Niece’s HIPAA Privacy Rights?

Nurse.com

In the complaint, the niece said the nurse had violated her Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rights and also acted unprofessionally. For the purposes of this blog, I’ll focus on several key points of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The post Did A Nurse Violate His Niece’s HIPAA Privacy Rights?

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HIPAA Violations and Small Practices

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Topic Resources HIPAA Definition HIPAA Violations Enforcement HIPAA Violation Cases HIPAA for Professionals HHS May 24, 2024 Webinar: Privacy Matters More Resources Catch up on all the NP Business Matters podcasts here.

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Family Sues After Patient Dies Behind Privacy Curtain

Nurse.com

It’s hard to believe that a privacy curtain would be a focal point of lawsuits involving nurses, but it happens. The following case describes another unfortunate outcome involving a patient’s privacy curtain. The cause of death was determined to be strangulation due to the patient’s shirt “becoming entangled with a privacy curtain.”.