Briana, I agree that continued education about the consequences of HIPAA violations would be very beneficial in helping the hospital prevent future occurrences of it. Staff members need to be made of aware of the HIPAA regulations and hospital policies and what the consequences are for violating them on a continual routine basis. I agree that if this was done it would help the HIPPA regulations be more easily retained and aid in the adherence to them. I also think that routine audit trails would help to ensure less unauthorized access into patients' medical records. It's sad to think that these types of protection and deterrents are needed to ensure medical privacy today, but it is good to know that they have them available and are continuing
