Laws Regarding Patient Confidentiality In The Workplace

The study also explains the fact that for most healthcare organizations the confidence level in its employees to actually notice a data breach is next to none. If they can’t detect the breach then they are not capable of notifying anyone in the event of one. A data breach can go undetected for quite some time before anyone is even aware of it. Another problem is there are so much time and money spent on policies and procedures and not enough money spent on enforcing them. It is important that healthcare personnel understand all of the laws regarding patient confidentiality. They need to understand how crucial this is and be accountable if any information is leaked out.
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Although it sounds obvious but the best prevention is for this area is to become conscientious about security and its practices. Once we know who can access this data, how the data is transmitted and how to educate its employees about these types of attacks, then we can move to try to alleviate the risk. Companies never seem to have enough time and/or money to spend in education and training. The healthcare workers seem bothered if there is extra work to be done to keep the patients information secure. If they thought of the information that belongs to a patient as something infectious, then they may be more conscientious to not spread it around. If you were to spend a short period of time in a hospital or doctor’s office, you will see that getting information from someone else’s chart is not as difficult as it should …show more content…
Often we are fooled by the word free. Although we all are attracted to this type of software, it opens us up to viruses and other cyber-attacks. Be very cautious and be sure that you know exactly where this information is coming from. When logging on to your computer be sure to not log on as the Administrator. Logging on as Administrator will allow accidental big changes to happen without being prompted. These changes could include access to your personal information stored on your computer that could be used to access your healthcare information.
Lastly, be sure to turn your computer off when it is not in use. If it is possible to turn off your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, do so. There are many hackers that have designed software to attack you information just while it is on the net. Using passwords everywhere possible, you can help aid in the protection of your identity.
Although the above list is merely information regarding the protection of your own information it is important step in keeping you safe. Healthcare cybercrime is just a piece of it. Any of the information that you have can be accessed. Keep in mind the types of information that Healthcare institutions need in order to provide you with the best service