The HIPAA law on health and medical information privacy affects every employer, big and small. The law went into effect on April 14, 2003, and since then employers are learning how important the law is to their employees and their operations. The main part of its effect is that it is mandatory, so employers are required to follow its strictures whether they are familiar with them or not.
A little familiarity with the HIPAA laws can help you avoid getting fined or any other punishment for violating the protections on health information set up by the HIPAA law.
So the best bet is to get familiar with the HIPAA law and its requirements, and to familiarize your employees too. The HIPAA Poster can help out. The HIPAA Poster can contain all of the information that you need to know on the HIPAA law all in one convenient and hangable format, so that you can put the HIPAA Poster with all of your other employment and labor law compliance posters.
The HIPAA Poster can tell you and your employees about how health providers must comply with the patients’ rights to see their health records and actually get a hold of one of them if they so desire. Under HIPAA, patients can even have corrections made to their health record if necessary, and they can find out exactly how their health information is being used, or if it is being shared.
The HIPAA Poster also lets employees know they can file a complaint if they think any of these previous rights were being violated or denied. They can file this complain with their provider, health insurer, or even with the United States government. All employees should know about their rights under HIPAA, and the HIPAA Poster surely can help get them that information, and you the employer a little peace of mind.
