Discussion Post: Risk Management Implementation & the Regulatory Environment
The risk management program at the organization where I work addresses social media and patient information privacy by implementing a privacy policy that adds to the HIPAA policy used throughout the medical field. HIPAA protects patients through patient identifiers, protecting the confidentiality of the patient and their information, and creates a standard of care through administration and finances. Patients' rights outline what rights patients have regarding the care provided and the facility's protection. They add patient rights, facility's responsibilities, information protection, privacy policy, preventing unauthorized use, and maintaining children's privacy. Throughout these addons, as well as through HIPAA, the organization took steps to protect patient information (Guerra et al., 2021)
Examples of risk management
• Developing and implementing cybersecurity procedures, such as only giving certain employees access to specific digital files or requiring multiple layers of authentication and security to access a digital hospital network.
• Banning the use of unauthorized cameras and recording devices while at work to prevent sharing patient information.
• Infection control through following procedures of adequate cleansing or sterilization to prevent new infections.
Briefly describe how the risk management program at the organization where you work (or at that of a typical health care organization) addresses social media and patient information privacy. Provide three examples of risk management steps your health care organization (or another health care organization) could take to further protect patient information. Support your analysis with a minimum of one peer-reviewed reference.
The response should include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.