Digital Age
Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter
Social Media
SI is an acronym for
Sensitive Information
PHI
Personal Health Information
JCAHCO is an acronym for this organization
What is Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
HIPAA is the acronym for
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Posts about patients, even without identifiers can lead to this
HIPAA Violations
Personal Identifiable Information
When should you report data breaches?
Immediately
The Joint Commission was founded in
1951
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act was passed by Congress in this year
1996
You should never post photos of
Patient/ Patient information
Make sure you do this with emails that contain sensitive information
What is encrypt?
A patient’s address, social security number and medical history are a good example of this
Sensitive Information
The Joint Commission Surveyors are the only healthcare accrediting body that requires its surveyors to be
Certified
HIPAA reduces health care fraud and
Abuse
You should never use this to take photos of patients
Personal devices
Before disposing, you should do this with all printed documents containing sensitive information
Shred Documents
HIPAA serves to
reinforce patient's privacy and confidentiality
The frequency of Joint Commission on-site surveys
Once every 36 months
HIPAA requires the protection and confidential handling
Protected Health Information (PHI)
It’s not acceptable to refer to a patient in a post, even if it does not reveal this
Their name
How do you report a loss of sensitive data and/or personal identifiable information
Check with your employer
Benefit of the Joint Commission
Strengthens community confidence in the quality and safety of care, treatment and services
Safety and Health Management systems are standards used to do this
Ensure patient and staff safety
HIPAA provides ability to transfer and continue health insurance coverage during this time
Job loss or job change