2. Importance of Privacy in Healthcare Theprivacy and
confidentiality of our patients are one of our top priorities
Confidentiality means that nurses and doctors should only discuss
the medical issues/condition of a patient when there is a valid
reason for doing so
3. Importance of Privacy in Healthcare Medicallynecessary
information should only be shared as a necessity to those
nurses/doctors working on the same patient Patient info should not
be shared with anyone other than those treating them
4. Confidentiality at Work Becausehospitals are busy and
hectic, it can be easy for a someone to inadvertently disclose a
patients information Talking too loud or around the wrong people
can further breach confidentiality
5. Consequences of Breaching Privacy Warningsand write-ups
Termination of employment Criminal charges
6. Some Proactive Steps Compliancewith HIPAA Law Never discuss
patient information with those not medically necessary Always
log-out of staff computers