NURS 309 Observation of HIPAA Regulations Application in a Clinical Setting
Presentation
Situation: The implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the aging of 70 million baby
boomers have brought numerous challenges to the health care environment including the
HIPAA regulations. For this project, you will observe how the HIPAA regulations are being
implemented at either your clinical site or a medical office visit you have attended.
Assignment Instructions:
1. During an office appointment or during your clinical day observe how the staff is
protecting patient privacy. Be sure to document what you see.
a. In an office setting: observe how staff asks patients information when they
sign in, personal questions related to health care issues while maintaining
their privacy. Include as well as when patients are called into the exam rooms.
b. In a hospital setting: observe how staff asks patient information upon entering
exam rooms, any time patient verification is required, or when leaving the
room for diagnostics. Observe how health care providers discuss patient care
at the nurse’s station. Observe how health care providers discuss care with
each patient – especially in shared rooms. During each of these interactions,
how do health care personal maintain patient privacy.
2. Use the following bolded topics and subtopics (required) to guide the flow of
discussion in your PowerPoint presentation.
setting or any setting where patients are seen or cared for.
four slides)
confidentially. (two to four slides)
confidentially you observed. (one to two slides)
3. Your PowerPoint presentation should be 12–14 slides in length including the title and
reference slides. Speaker notes are required for each slide except the title and
reference slides.
