Confidentiality - HIPAA Every student has a responsibility to respect the confidential nature of the health care profession and should take extra care that discussions concerning a patient's condition, or other hospital business, are not conducted in inappropriate areas (hallways, elevators, etc.) or with unauthorized parties. All students must undergo training in HIPAA prior to commencement of clinical rotation. Students have a legal, moral, and ethical duty to ensure a patient’s privacy and to hold in strictest confidence all information concerning the patients and their families. Requests for information from newspapers, radio, or TV stations or other organizations should be referred to the Division of Public Affairs. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals’ medical records and other personal health information and applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and those health care providers that conduct certain health care transactions electronically. Protected Health Information (PHI) Individually identifiable information, except where specifically excluded under the law, that is transmitted by electronic media; maintained in electronic media; or transmitted or maintained in any other form or medium, including demographic information, related to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition, the provision of health care to an individual, or the past, present, or future payment for such health care, which is created or received by a Covered Entity. PHI is anything you see or hear about a specific patient. You may not use or disclose PHI, except as permitted or required. Examples of PHI include, but are not limited to: Name or Medical Record Number (MRN) Date of Birth Address Phone Number Social Security Number Date of Service
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