Mandatory Inservices | Confidentiality/ HIPAA

1. The HIPAA privacy rule provides federal protections for personal health information held by covered entities, such as a home care agency, and gives clients rights with respect to that information.

2. e-PHI refers to erasable protected health information.

3. It can be a breach of confidentiality to discuss your clients with church members in general conversation.

4. You would have to say a client’s name to disclose personal information.

5. Never leave client care information where others could possibly see the information, including your home.

6. The HIPAA privacy rule is balanced so that it permits the disclosure of personal health information needed for client care and other important purposes.

7. Using location based cell phone features or apps that friends and/or family have access to and can see your exact location is a breach of confidentiality.

8. It is imperative that you know how to handle confidential information to protect yourself, your client, and your agency.

9. Once you delete something from the internet, it no longer exists.

10. Do not assume that it is okay to discuss your client’s care with their family members.