Does HIPAA do enough or does it do too much to protect patient privacy?
Does HIPAA do enough or does it do too much to protect patient privacy?
Do you think more regulations should be added to HIPAA privacy rules to protect the patient and set limits for new technology?
Do you think we have enough privacy for patients' healthcare data with our current rate of use of technology? Do you think more regulations should be added to HIPAA privacy rules to protect the patient and set limits for new technology? (EMR- personal data, EKGs-enter patients personal data for printable report, wearables, phone apps, emails, etc.)
Do you believe HIPAA is too restrictive, not restrictive enough? Explain.
How can institutional Internet policies protect patient privacy? What specifically can nurses do to protect patient privacy when using the Internet?
Describe why HIPAA is important for the patient and without HIPAA how patient privacy could be compromised.
Do you think there are problems with any of the HIPAA Privacy rule's exceptions to the authorization requirement? Do the exceptions minimize patient privacy? Are there too many exceptions? Are there other exceptions that you would include if you were asked to become involved in revising the law?
1. HIPAA regulations protect the privacy of a patient's health information. Summarize what you learned about HIPAA and apply it to practices that should be followed in the workplace.
How do HIPAA, HITECH, and the USA Patriot Act affect the privacy of medical information? Does the possible loss of privacy guarantee greater national security? Provide examples!
Drag the HIPAA rule to the appropriate Privacy or Security safeguard. Disclosure of PHI for payment of claims Release of PHI for workers' compensation case evaluation Establish administrative policies to protect availability of information Regulates disclosure of patient PHI Creation of procedures by providers to protect PHI Use of encryption to enhance security Development of security policies to handle violations Establish safeguards to protect confidentiality Privacy Security
What patient rights are identified in a Notice of Privacy Practices? Which right under HIPAA do you consider the most important? Our tutorial discusses PHI, PII, and DII. What are the differences among the three, and when might you use them?