Assignment:
HIPAA is an acronym that stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. HIPAA includes regulations that govern the use and release of a patient's personal health information. More relevant to the news media, HIPAA also limits the kind of information hospitals can disclose regarding patients. Besides privacy standards, HIPAA creates new standards for administrative transactions and the security of individual health information.
- Do you think it is okay to break someone's HIPAA rights, if it involves someone's safety? Why or why not?
- If so when is it okay or what circumstances is it okay to break someone's HIPAA rights, if it involves someone's safety?
Your answer must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.