Title: Explain client confidentiality and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Course: Home Health Aide (14053) > Section: Exploring Employment

Explanation should include

- the importance of maintaining information about a client confidential
- reasons that confidentiality is both an ethical and a legal issue
- HIPAA regulations.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is confidentiality so important in the field of health care?
- What would be the consequences of not following HIPAA regulations?
- What is an example of a violation of confidentiality?