Employees typically have questions about how HIPAA protects the privacy of their health information. Prompt and accurate answers to employee questions promote positive communication and reduce the likelihood of misunderstandings in the future. 

 

By providing employees with a handout of frequently asked questions, employers ensure consistency of information and reduce the time human resource staff must spend responding to questions. Questions Employees Ask about HIPAA answers the questions employees ask most frequently about HIPAA in language that is clear and easy to understand.