Confidentiality and privacy in health and human services

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The law requires healthcare providers to implement and maintain appropriate safeguards to protect phi from unauthorized access, use and disclosure. some ...
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HHS Confidentiality and Privacy in Health and Human Services. Rev. 06/2021 Benita McLarin, Director Department of Health and Human Services Confidentiality and Privacy in Health and Human Services As employees and contractors of an agency that provides a range of health and social services to County of Marin residents, we are entrusted to protect the information with which we work. In your job, you may come into contact with client or consumer health information and other personal information, financial information, employee and payroll information and business information considered to be confidential by the County of Marin. Many of our programs are required to access or use information that is considered to be California State “Department PII”. It is critically important that you protect any confidential information against disclosure to unauthorized individuals or entities. In addition to not disclosing confidential information, you must also take reasonable steps to ensure that the...
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