Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 15
Industry Notes: Does Your Employee Confidentiality Policy Violate The NLRA?
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Article Overview
This industry note reviews a labor-law decision involving an employer’s confidentiality policy, employee data access, and alleged interference with union-related activity. It is relevant to compliance, human resources, and healthcare organizations that handle both patient privacy concerns and employee records. The article discusses the interaction between HIPAA and the NLRA, the employer’s policy language, the administrative law judge’s findings, and the resulting remedial actions.
Why This Topic Matters
Organizations that manage employee information and patient privacy need to understand when confidentiality policies may create labor-law risk. The article highlights why policy language, data access practices, and overlapping HIPAA and NLRA obligations matter for employers and compliance teams.
What You Will Learn
- How employee confidentiality policies can create overlapping HIPAA and labor-law concerns
- Why employee information handling can become relevant in a union-organizing context
- What types of policy and compliance issues were discussed in an NLRB-related decision
- What employer-facing remedies and compliance considerations were raised in the article
Who Should Read This
- Healthcare employers
- Human resources professionals
- Compliance officers
- Labor and employment counsel
- Medical practice administrators
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