Tuesday, May 31, 2016

What is HIPAA?



What is HIPAA?
In technical terms:


In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or the HIPAA was endorsed by the U.S. Congress. The HIPAA Privacy Rule, also called the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, provided the first nationally-recognizable regulations for the use/disclosure of an individual's health information. Essentially, the Privacy Rule defines how covered entities use individually-identifiable health information or the PHI (Personal Health Information). 'Covered entities' is a term often used in HIPAA-compliant guidelines.



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Friday, May 27, 2016

Health Career Days - Planting Seeds!



Mayers Memorial Hospital District hosted three Health Career Days at area high schools over the last month.  Mayers staff were present representing over 15 departments.  Mountain Valleys Health Centers also participated.

The entire student bodies were involved in the programs and talked to staff to learn about the variety of employment options in the healthcare field.  Organizers Val Lakey, Director of Public Relations and Libby Mee, Director of Human Resources said the event was intended to show student the many jobs available with varying degrees of education and qualifications.

For example, a student can take a phlebotomist program and complete it in as little as 12 weeks, an EMT can complete training in 6 months, a Listened Vocational Nurse can finish schooling in 18 months and a physician takes many, many years. “We want to show our students there are a lot of opportunities, clinical and non-clinical.  There are careers in Medical Records, Administration, Nutrition and IT,” said Lakey.

Mayers employees over 250 people and offers a wide variety of career options. “We want to grown our own and show local students it is an option to return to our community to work,”  Mee noted.

13239305_1134586776583597_3189860782942223181_nBy providing information and opportunities for training to students and young adults in the Intermountain area, businesses, government agencies, and non-profit corporations empower local youth to plan for careers that will enable them find employment and live here in the future.


Information was provided on:
  • Education needed college prep and beyond.
  • Information about the field
  • Skills required, etc.
  • Wages, Benefits, etc.

Students were required to ask questions in order to be able to participate in a drawing. 


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Thursday, May 26, 2016

April 2016 Team Mayers MVP



Congratulations Seandra Beck fro being selected the TEAM MAYERS April 2016 MVP!

Seandra is a Ward Clerk at Station 1 at the Fall River Mills facility. She was presented with a board resolution at the May 25th regular meeting of the Board of Directors.  Thank you Seandra for your commitment and dedication to our team!