you will develop a checklist for the privacy officer to use during walk throughs of the healthcare organization. Upon implementing this new process, you will also need to convey this process to the employees.

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you will develop a checklist for the privacy officer to use during walk throughs of the healthcare organization. Upon implementing this new process, you will also need to convey this process to the employees.

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Privacy Compliance Checklist Instructions Within the healthcare arena, privacy and security officers should conduct walkthroughs of the facility. As a new privacy officer for YXZ Hospital, you have decided to partner with the security officer to do weekly rounds of the hospital. You realize that you will need a checklist to ensure that areas are in compliance with policy. Using the format below, create a checklist that will identify compliance with local policies as well as with federal and state laws. Your list should only include items that you would check for while walking through your facility. Write the questions so that a Yes indicates the expected behavior is being followed. In addition to the two questions listed, you will need to create an additional 10 questions. YXZ HOSPITAL: PRIVACY COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST AREA EVALUATED:____________________ DATE:_________________ Evaluation Questions 1. Are printouts containing PHI lying in open areas? 2. Are unattended workstations logged off? 3. Next criteria, and so on. Yes No Upon completion of the checklist, create a memorandum to be released to all employees discussing the new compliance checklist to be used during walkthroughs. Your memorandum should state, at a minimum, the following. • • • • When rounds will be conducted, whether random or planned Who will be expected to accompany the privacy and security officer, that is, the nurse manager, floor manager, supervisor, and so on. What the requirement is for deficient issues Where they can find a copy of the checklist Privacy Compliance Checklist | 1
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Running Head: COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST

Compliance Checklist
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Date

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COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST

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YXZ HOSPITAL: PRIVACY COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST
AREA EVALUATED:____________________
Evaluation Questions
1.

Are printouts containing PHI lying in open areas?

2.

Are unattended workstations logged off?

3.

Volume to voicemail messages of telephones
maintained low enough that others cannot here.

4.

Telephone and cell phone conversations and the
use of speakerphones are carried out in areas
where information about patients cannot be heard.

5.

Monitors to workstations are positioned in a
manner that denies unconcerned people or public
direct access.

8.

Passwords are kept safely beyond the reach of
people who should not access them — equally no
posting of passwords on drawers or desks visible
to others.

9.

Inside the mailrooms, locked containers are used
for disposing of shredded paper documents.

10.

The shredding containers are not over-stuffed

11.

The patient information containing documents are
kept free of trash.

12.

The vials containing the names of the patients are
disposed of using opaque bags.

13.

The doors leading to non-public areas kept closed
every time.

14.

All records on patients are kept in secu...


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