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10 Examples of Patient Confidentiality(Exceptions Included)
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establishes requirements surrounding
patient confidentiality.
Patient confidentiality refers to the right patients have to keep their records private. Physicians and
medical professionals have moral and legal obligations to handle patients' protected health information
(PHI) privately.
, Patient privacy is even included within the Hippocratic Oath.
Despite all of this, though, a breach of patient confidentiality occurs every 62.5 hours. That’s equivalent to
a HIPAA violation occurring about every 2.5 days.
Anyone who works in the healthcare industry knows that they should avoid HIPAA violations at all costs. It
usually leads to large fines and can sometimes involve jail time. At a minimum, employee discipline is
certainly one potential consequence of violating HIPAA.
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How could breaches in confidentiality branches occur so often? How does no one realize it?
The reality is that it’s hard to maintain patient privacy. We’re curious creatures who are nosey and like to
eavesdrop and gossip. Not to mention the bustling environment at some facilities, the high patient traffic
sometimes leads to wandering eyes.
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