Assignment:
Question 1. Pretend you are a health care manager employed at a small community hospital responsible for educating your staff about HIPAA (1996).
- Describe the law and the purpose.
- Explain how it is governed. For example, is it governed by the state or federal government?
- What are some key facts every employee should know about the law?
- What are the consequences of the organization or the employee for failing to abide by the law?
- How do these regulations effect the management of employees, resources, patients, and health care?