I-HIPAA imele uMthetho Wokubheka Umshuwalense Wezempilo kanye Nokuziphendulela. Kwadlula ngo-1996, kuthinta abathengi bempilo ngezindlela eziningana.
Imithetho Yobumfihlo ye-HIPAA
I-HIPAA yakha imithetho eqinile mayelana nokugcina imininingwane ephathelene nokunakekelwa kwezempilo yomuntu siqu ngasese. Manje, abahlinzeki bokunakekelwa kwezempilo, abahlinzeki bezempilo, nezinkampani abasebenza nabo kumele bagcine noma yiluphi ulwazi lwezempilo olubonakalayo oluyimfihlo ngasese.
Abanikezeli kanye nabanomshwalense wezezempilo abakwazi ukudalula ulwazi lwakho olubonakalayo ngokwabo ngaphandle kokuba kumuntu odinga ulwazi ngoba ababandakanyekile ekunakekeleni kwakho, ukukhokha inkokhelo yokunakekelwa kwakho, noma ulwazi oludingekayo ukuze kube lula ukuhlinzeka ngemisebenzi yokunakekelwa kwempilo.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi abahlengikazi abakwazi ukuxoxa ngeziguli endaweni yokudlela esibhedlela lapho kungase kuzwe khona. Udokotela wakho akakwazi ukudalula ulwazi mayelana nokunakekela kwakho kumuntu owakwakho oshade naye noma umfundisi wakho wesonto ngaphandle kokuthi ugunyaze. Uma osebenza naye ebiza isibhedlela ukuze abone ukuthi wenza kanjani emva kokuhlinzwa kwakho, ngaphandle uma unikeze imvume yakho esibhedlela ukwabelana ngolwazi lwakho nomuntu oshaya ucingo, umshayeli ngeke athole ulwazi.
Abahlinzeki bokunakekelwa kwezempilo bavunyelwe ukwabelana ngolwazi lwakho lwezempilo oluvikelwe uma kunesidingo ukusiza imisebenzi yokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Nazi izibonelo ezimbalwa:
- Izibhedlela zidingeka ukuba zihlanganyele emisebenzini yokuqinisekisa ikhwalithi nokuthuthukisa. Nakuba umhlengikazi wokuthuthukiswa kwekhwalithi engabandakanyeki ekunakekeleni kwakho uma usubhedlele nge-pneumonia, ufinyelela irekhodi lakho lezokwelapha ukuze uthole ulwazi lwe-audit ukuhlolwa ukuthi iziguli ngokushesha ezibhedlela nge-pneumonia zithola umthamo wazo wokuqala wama-antibiotic.
- Ihhovisi lakho lodokotela lishintsha umdayisi wesofthiwe kumarekhodi alo wezempilo kagesi. Usuku lokuqokwa kukadokotela wakho, uSandy, ummeleli wesitolo esisha se-software, usebenza nabasebenzi behhovisi ukuze abasize bafunde isofthiwe entsha. NjengoSandy esebenza nomhlengikazi wehhovisi, uzobona imininingwane yakho yezempilo evikelekile efakwe kwirekhodi elisha lezokwelapha. Kumele aqinisekise ukuthi umhlengikazi usebenzisa isofthiwe ngendlela efanele. Kodwa-ke, ngoba uSandy ungumngane webhizinisi womhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, uphinde uboshwe yizimiso zobumfihlo ze-HIPAA futhi kufanele agcine noma yiluphi ulwazi lwezempilo oluvikelwe ukuthi uyaba yimfihlo.
Ukungahambisani noMthetho Wobumfihlo
Kukhona okungafani nokubusa kwangasese ngenhloso yokuphoqelelwa komthetho kanye nempilo yomphakathi. Isibonelo, nakuba imiphumela yokuhlola kwengane ibhekwa njengolwazi lwezempilo oluvikelwe, udokotela wezingane, udokotela wegumbi lokuphuthumayo, noma umhlengikazi onakekela ingane kumele abelane ngalezo zinsuku ngezinsizakalo zokuvikela izingane uma ukuhlolwa kusolisa ukuhlukumeza izingane.
Ngokufanayo, nakuba imiphumela yokuhlolwa kwakho kwe- syphilis ibhekwa njengolwazi lwezempilo oluvikelwe, umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwempilo kufanele abike imiphumela emihle kumagunya ezempilo yomphakathi ngakho izinyathelo zingathathwa ukulawula ukusakazeka kwesifo. Ukwengeza, umhlinzeki wakho noma umshwalense kufanele abelane ngolwazi lwakho lwezempilo oluvikelwe uma eyala ukuba enze kanjalo ngomyalelo wenkantolo.
Okufanele Ukwenze Uma Ubumfihlo Bakho Bubukelwe
Uma uzizwa ukuthi amalungelo akho wobumfihlo we-HIPAA aphuliwe, unezinketho ezithile. Ngaphambi kokunquma ukuthi yini okufanele ukwenze, zibuze ukuthi hlobo luni lomphumela oyilindele. Ufuna ukuxolisa? Ingabe ufuna ushintsho ezinkambisweni noma izinhlelo ukuze ukuphulwa okwangasese okufanayo kungabe kusavele khona? Ingabe ufuna ukuthi umuntu noma inhlangano ibe nesibopho sokuphula umthetho? Ingabe ufuna ukukhokhelwa ngokwezimali?
Kuye ngezinhloso zakho, cabanga ngalunye lwezinyathelo ezilandelayo:
- Khuluma ngqo nomhlinzeki ozizwa ukuthi unesibopho sokuphulwa.
- Khuluma nesiphathimandla sangasese esibhedlela, ikhaya labahlengikazi, isikhungo, noma uhlelo lwezempilo.
- Khuluma nomphathi wezingozi esibhedlela, ekhaya lokunakekela izingane noma indawo. Ngezinye izikhathi umnyango wokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele uhamba negama lokukhangisa elinomusa njengoMnyango Wezokuphepha Patient.
- Yenza isikhalazo esifanele eHhovisi Lamalungelo Abantu, uMnyango WezeMpilo wase-US kanye Nezinsizakalo Zabantu.
- Xhumana nommeli uma unomuzwa wokuthi udinga ukuphishekela icala lomthetho ngokulimala kwezimali okubangelwa ukuphulwa kwangasese.