I believe if a breach of confidentiality occurs, the consequences can be both disciplinary action against you and charges may be filed against you and you can be sues and they will win compensation for the actions that you chose to make. Noncompliance to the HIPAA rules implying breach of confidentiality can incur the health care professional monetary fines and terms of imprisonment depending on the conduct and intent involved in the causation of the violation of the law. Unintentional or negligent access and disclosure of patient identifiable information in breach of the HIPAA confidentiality rule for instance could $100 per violation with $25, 000 annual maximum for frequent repetition of violation (Association, 2014). The willful breach
