Question

The health insurance portability and accountability act regulations directly affect the delivery of health care services in the United States.

Explain how confidentiality settings affect HIPAA. • Evaluate how HIPAA affects employees within a health care system.

Answer 1

How confidentiality settings affect HIPAA

HIPAA ensures that health data is sefeguarded to prevent it from being accessed by unauthorized individuals. HIPAA protects the privacy of patients by prohibiting certain uses and disclosures of health information.HIPAA allows patients to obtain copies of their health information. Health care practitioners have a duties to take reasonable steps to keep personal medical information confidential consistent with the person's preference. All people are entitled to confidentiality unless they give permission for disclosure.

5 ways to maintain patients confidentiality

- create thorough policies and agreements

- provides regular training

- make sure all the documents is stored on secure systems

- no mobile phones

- think about printing

HIPAA most important aspect for employees and consumers is its confidentiality. Employers may not count as covered entities the rules applying to covered entities affect them. HIPAA does not apply to employers simply because they collect employee health information, HIPAA will affect employers in the process of obtaining this information because HIPAA usually applies to the health care entity from which the employer is seeking the information.