Assignment
Topic Area - Healthcare Payer (i.e. Anthem, Aetna)
DIRRECTIONS: Answer these seven questions as best as you can using peer-reviewed literature, well respected news sources (New York Times, Washington Post), textbooks, government cited articles etc.You cannot use blog postings, wiki postings, or Websites unless they are from an authoritative source
Helpful hint:
This assignment is a stepping stone to begin your research towards your final paper. I HIGHLY suggest you look at the requirements for TEAM ASSIGNMENT #3 each time you complete an assignment to try and capture as much as you can in your work. This will help enrich your response a great deal. You should also save many of the references you use for this assignment for Team Assignment #2 as this will likely save you time for the annotated biblography!
QUESTIONS
1. Who are the key industry players that raise a red flag in your industry segment? Why?
2. Why is this industry causing disruption? Cite 3-5 explicit examples.
3. When you conduct an internet search on your topic pertaining to regulatory and compliance issues, what are some of the key regulatory and compliance issues in your business area of concern?
4. Has the federal, state, or local government had to develop specific law or develop measures of compliance to protect citizens and businesses from harm?
5. Evaluate 5-10 Internet Website Privacy Statements for the industry you have been given. Do you see a trend on the type of data that the vendor is concerned about? If so, please state what is the most evident in the statements?
6. How does/has your industry handled its last major data breach? Which legal mechanism is most relevant to your industry of concern?
7. What does literature and your research suggest about how the industry will need to deal with the regulatory concerns over time?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.