Frank-Stromborg Marilyn
School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
Medsurg Nurs. 2003 Dec;12(6):380-5, 414.
The purpose of the HIPAA Privacy Rules was to create national standards to protect the privacy of personal health information. As of April 14, 2003, all covered health care entities must comply with the newly implemented national standards. The importance of staying updated with the law, while particularly important for the patient's privacy, is just as important for the nurse to avoid civil punitive damages and possible criminal charges.
《健康保险流通与责任法案》隐私规则的目的是创建国家标准，以保护个人健康信息的隐私。截至2003年4月14日，所有受该法案涵盖的医疗保健实体都必须遵守新实施的国家标准。及时了解法律规定不仅对保护患者隐私尤为重要，对护士而言，避免民事惩罚性损害赔偿和可能的刑事指控也同样重要。
