Resources: Nursing Infographics on Protecting PHI

Resources: Nursing Infographics on Protecting PHI

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• These infographics serve as examples of how to succinctly summarize information. In your staff update assessment, you will not have all the images and graphics that infographics might contain; instead, focus your analysis on what makes the messaging effective. Apply these principles to writing your interprofessional staff update.
  • Atlantic Training. (2012). HIPAA infographic: Protecting patient privacy, how important is it? Retrieved from https://www.atlantictraining.com/blog/hipaa-infograhic-high-cost-violations/
  • HITC Staff. (2017). Infographic: The rise of medical data sharing and privacy concerns. Retrieved from https://hitconsultant.net/2017/08/11/infographic-medical-data-sharing/
  • University of Illinois at Chicago. (n.d.). Protecting patient information in the age of breaches. Retrieved from https://healthinformatics.uic.edu/blog/protecting-patient-information/

Resources: The Nurse’s Role in Patient Privacy[unique_solution]

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• ANA Center for Ethics and Human Rights. (2015). American Nurses Association position statement on privacy and confidentiality [PDF]. Available from https://www.nursingworld.org/~4ad4a8/globalassets/docs/ana/position-statement-privacy-and-confidentiality.pdf
  • This ANA position statement examines the role of nurses in protecting privacy and confidentiality and provides recommendations to maintain compliance.
• McCartney, P. R. (2016). The electronic health record and nursing practice. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 41(2), 126.
  • This article comments on the Joint Commission (TJC) alert on the safe use of health information technology (HIT) following an analysis of events that resulted in patient harm.

Resources: Social Media and Privacy

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• Balestra, M. L. (2018). Social media missteps could put your nursing license at risk. Alabama Nurse, 45(3), 18.
  • This article explores how social media can create legal problems for nurses and reviews best practices for managing social media missteps.
• Green, J. (2017). Nurses’ online behaviour: Lessons for the nursing profession. Contemporary Nurse, 53(3), 355–367.
  • Green states that nurses need to carefully navigate the complexities between the personal and the professional on social media. The article includes a look at the legalities and etiquette of the online environment.
• Heath, S. (2018). How does social media impact perceived provider professionalism? Retrieved from https://patientengagementhit.com/news/how-does-social-media-impact-perceived-provider-professionalism
  • This study shows that clinicians can maintain provider professionalism by keeping their own personal social media posts to a minimum.
• Healthcare Compliance Pros. (n.d.). Posting with caution: The do’s and don’ts of social media and HIPAA compliance. Retrieved from http://www.healthcarecompliancepros.com/blog/posting-with-caution-the-dos-and-donts-of-social-media-and-hipaa-compliance-2/
  • This is a list of do’s and dont’s of social media and HIPAA compliance.
• HIPAA Journal. (2018). HIPAA social media rules. Retrieved from https://www.hipaajournal.com/hipaa-social-media
  • This article reviews the HIPAA laws and standards that apply to social media use by health care organizations and their employees.
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (2018). A nurse’s guide to the use of social media [PDF]. Available from https://www.ncsbn.org/NCSBN_SocialMedia.pdf
  • Inappropriate social media posts by nurses have resulted in licensure and legal repercussions. This guide was developed by NCSBN nurses and nursing students on how to use social media responsibly.
• Ryan, G. (2016). International perspectives on social media guidance for nurses: A content analysis. Nursing Management, 23(8), 28–35.
  • This report analyzes the content of national and international professional guidelines on social media and consolidates good practice examples for the nursing profession.

Resources: HIPAA

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• Borten, K. (2016). The role of nurses in HIPAA compliance, healthcare security. Retrieved from https://healthitsecurity.com/news/the-role-of-nurses-in-hipaa-compliance-healthcare-security
  • Due to nurses’ focus on patient health and contact with patient data, many may become desensitized to the importance of HIPAA compliance.
• Heath, S. (2017). Do health data security concerns influence patient data sharing? Retrieved from https://patientengagementhit.com/news/do-health-data-security-concerns-influence-patient-data-sharing
  • Heath explains why patients need better assurances of PHI and health data security before opting into a health information exchange or other patient data sharing model.
• HIPPAA Training. (2015, February 8). Understanding the 5 main HIPAA rules [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.hipaaexams.com/blog/understanding-5-main-hipaa-rules/
  • This is an in-depth look at five HIPAA laws and regulations to ensure training and documentation protocols are error-free and are consistent with the current standards.​​
• Zabel, L. (2016). Ten common HIPAA violations and preventative measures to keep your practice in compliance. Retrieved from https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/10-common-hipaa-violations-and-preventative-measures-to-keep-your-practice-in-compliance.html
  • HIPAA violations can result in fines of up to $1.5 million and include possible sanctions or loss of license. This article reviews the ten most common violations.