It’s private!
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, November 7, 2005
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Here are some common ways that clinical staff members can protect patient privacy:
- Close patient room doors when discussing treatments and administering procedures.
- Close curtains and speak softly in semi-private rooms when discussing treatments and administering procedures.
- Keep your voice down when discussing a patient's care-especially when someone else is in the room.
- Avoid discussions about patients in elevators and cafeteria lines.
- Do not leave messages on answering machines regarding patient conditions or test results.
- Avoid paging patients using identifiable information, such as their condition, name of physician, or department that could reveal their health issues.
Editor's note: The above excerpt is from the online course, "CCHMC HIPAA Training for Clinical Staff." For more information on this and other courses in our library, go to www.hcprofessor.com.
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