Question

HSA4502 Healthcare Risk Management

Mini-Research Assignment APA

1.) Discuss the use of email as it may relate to HIPAA violations

Answer 1

The use of technology is wide open to all in every field.This is highly prevalent in the healthcare sector. This helps right from admission to discharge and even follow up. The use of email and the risk for cyber hacks,multiple recipients by mistake, wrong patient metc., can pose a threat to patient identity and confidentiality by the use of internet.This is finally a HIPAA violation

When emails are used without patient consent ,incomplete or lack of Business Associate Agreement ,lack of good and cyber secured technical devices both for patient and self ,lack of encryption in the right place, etc., are often considered to be HIPAA violations and it is subjected for liability.