Assignment: Privacy and Security of Health Records
HIPAA demands that all patients are able to retrieve their medical records, amend inaccuracies or exclusions, and be informed on how their PHI is shared with third parties. HIPAA provisions that has led to a widespread overhauling in electronic medical records. HIPAA Laws and Regulations are divided into five Rules:
1. Privacy Rule
2. Security Rule
3. Transaction Rule
4. Identifiers Rule
5. Enforcement Rule
6. HITECH Act
After reading the chapter on Privacy and Security of Health Records, complete and submit the following in an APA formatted scholarly essay:
*Begin your essay with an introduction explaining the purpose of the essay.
*In no more than three paragraphs explain the five Rules of HIPAA Laws and Regulations.
*In no more than one paragraph, describe the proper protocol for handling the following scenario under the HIPAA guidelines. Scenario:
A clinician enters orders and requests labs in an electronic patient record, and then leaves the computer without logging off properly. You are working in the area and notice that the computer is on, but you assume someone is coming back in a minute. Meanwhile, a patient wandering the hallway notices that the computer is on and reviews her friend's patient record. Who is responsible for the patient's lost privacy? What corrective measures should be taken to ensure the breach of PHI does not happen again.