HIPAA Case Scenarios

1. Mrs. Smith had a pregnancy test. Mr. Smith called Mrs. Smith’s physician and requested a copy of Mrs. Smith’s test results. Can/Should the physician release the results of the pregnancy test to Mr. Smith over the phone? (Use law and ethics to defend your answer) Why or why not?

What the HIPAA law states. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a law that was enacted in 1996 establishing safeguards and rules to protect patients demographics and medical records. These rules limit the circumstances of how health records are used or obtained without the patient's authorization. HIPAA has set national standards that require these safeguards to maintain the attainability of health records and keeping them classified. This rule applies to any institutional and noninstitutional providers and only a written authorization by the patient will allow any use of their health records be disclosed.

During this research, there has been a collection of data that had been connected to the instances of HIPAA violations within the United States. There are various cases that have been reported through patients and employees where very personal medical information has been exposed unlawfully for personal gain. These cases have not only put a company at reputational risk. But these cases can also place a patient and or healthcare company in a terrible financial stipulation. This thesis will include a series of charts and tables that describe the fluctuation of such cases involving different examples of HIPAA violations. Not only will there be data of these instances but there will be illustrations of how both patients and healthcare employees exemplify HIPAA violations. These cases will be verified from an external and internal evaluation. Suggestive protocol will be demonstrated to guide one along to ensure the possibility of another case of HIPAA violation is prevented. Protocols and examples are being credited by diverse information.

The right to receive a notice of privacy practices - Patients have the right to receive a notice explaining how a provider or health plan uses and discloses their health information.

There are laws in place that protect a patient in the health care setting. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or HIPAA, as it is known in the healthcare field, was designed to protect the privacy,confidentiality and security of patient information (Pozgar, 2013).Employees the health care field are very aware of HIPAA and the rights of their patients. All staff knows that patient information can only be discussed with qualified individuals on a need to know basis. Speaking about cases outside of work is strictly prohibited. Photography or recording of any patient interaction is also a breach of a patient's rights as well. The problem with this is that there are many policies in place to protect the

Ronda you continue to handle legislative, central office and local inquires accurately and proficiently. Ronda you provide accurate information concerning the progress of the Rev Team to me and our Bureau Chief and you provide training to new staff and refresher training to seasoned staff as needed. Ronda you assist the APS supervisors in my absence, you have assisted with supervising

CM spoke with Mr. Antunez regarding Devin transiting out of CMO. CM and Mr. Antunez discussed Devin’s growth throughout the year. CM explained to Mr. Antunez that Ms. Feliciano will link Devin to outpatient at Hoboken Medical Center or Jersey City Medical Center. CM stated that CM supervisor will also attend next month discharge meeting/ IEP meeting on October 7, 2016. Mr. Antunez agreed to Devin’s

I wanted to reach out to let you know that I am here for you and the team if you need me to assist with compliance concerns or questions. I know I have been out of commission for a few weeks on an unscheduled leave of absence, but I am back now and ready to plunge back into NERC related subject matter! I look forward to hearing from you if the need arises!

Additionally, the penalties that were assessed within this case was based on the compliance of the policies and procedures of the HIPAA laws and was settled against Rite Aid by the rights of health information privacy. “Jill Granger and Laura Cataldo (2013) reports this standardization, originally suggested as a cost-saving measure by healthcare groups, eventually evolved to include federal protection of privacy with the introduction of the Privacy Rule, effective in 2001, for individually identifiable health information. This mandate established standards that dictated the use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI), and addressed issues such as administrative handling of information and the keeping of records, as well as the

09/27/16 - Phone conversation between CW Caseworker Dwayne YUNKER, Supervisor MIKE ROBINSON, Branch Manager NAN SILVER and GAO.

Reaching out to you personally to check on the status of the DPS Clinical Research Administrator position. Our May 12th meeting was enjoyable and informative. Consequently, with a broader understanding of the departmental needs, I possess the skills and qualifications to confidently contribute to your research at City of Hope. Having a complete appreciation of the importance to assure employing the right people, it appears there may be some time to bring your team together.

I'm not always the best at talking about emotions (INTJ thing, maybe), but there were some things I wanted to say before leaving, so I'll do my best to make sense of them in writing. I'll try not to sound too much like some emotional weirdo, but no guarantees.

We gave you a memo about your habitual adsences on June 20, 2016. Since then, we have observed your performance for any improvement. We expect that you will take the matter seriously, however, we still notice that you have absences after the memo.

Least 2 weeks notice prior to taking 1 hour to 3 days of annual leave?

Julie has accomplished all of her key job assignments, including the fostercare cases, the SEVs updates, the Bench Warrant project and assigned policy work. She understands the agency and division visions and directions. She is self motivating and creative in performing her work duties. She is a team player and has contributed much to the PPI bureau.