Tip of the week: Provide HIPAA training to new employees before granting access
HIM Connection, April 15, 2008
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If you're going to grant new hires access to protected health information before training them, beware, says Susan A. Miller, JD, independent consultant and chief operating officer of Health Transactions in Concord, MA. "Many facilities schedule new-hire training once a month but have new hires starting on a weekly, if not daily basis," Miller says. So if staff members begin working the day after the monthly new-hire training, they may handle sensitive information for a full month with no knowledge of their HIPAA privacy and security responsibilities. Facilities that are unable to provide training during the first day or two of employment should provide new employees written material that explains HIPAA and its basic requirements in relation to their individual jobs.
Editor's note: This tip was adapted from the April issue of Briefings on HIPAA. For more information or to purchase a copy of the article for $10, visit www.hcpro.com/content/208129.cfm.
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