2. Confidentiality
1. Done or communicated in confidence;
secret.
2. Entrusted with the confidence of another:
a confidential secretary.
3. Denoting confidence or intimacy: a
confidential tone of voice.
4. Containing information, the unauthorized
disclosure of which poses a threat to national
security. ( Free Dictionary,2011)
3. Types of Information that is
considered confidential?
Name
Address
Gender
Driver’s License number
Birthplace
Date of Birth
Email Address
4. Why Confidentiality is
Important?
Failure to properly secure business
information can lead to loss of clients
Confidential information misused to
commit illegal activity
Building and maintaining trust
Open and Honest communication
between employees, clients
5. HIPAA
HIPAA or Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-
191.
Enacted on August 21, 1996
Act requires HHS to publicize standards for
electronic exchange, privacy, and security of
health information
Privacy rules applies to health plans, health
care clearinghouses, healthcare providers
6. References
confidentiality. (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary
of the English Language, Fifth Edition. (2011).
Retrieved February 18 2016 from http://
www.thefreedictionary.com/confidentiality
Seigerst, G. (2011). HIPAA and What It Means to
You. Ohio Nurses Review, 86(6),10-10 1p.
Wolper, L.F. (2011). Health care administration:
Managing organized delivery systems(5th
ed.).
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
7. References
confidentiality. (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary
of the English Language, Fifth Edition. (2011).
Retrieved February 18 2016 from http://
www.thefreedictionary.com/confidentiality
Seigerst, G. (2011). HIPAA and What It Means to
You. Ohio Nurses Review, 86(6),10-10 1p.
Wolper, L.F. (2011). Health care administration:
Managing organized delivery systems(5th
ed.).
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
