Discussion Post: Healthcare Compliance- Privacy & Security
• The Privacy Rule aims to balance two interests in the handling of "protected health information" (PHI). What are those two interests?
• What are the situations in which a covered entity must disclose PHI?
• What is the relationship of a "business associate" to a "covered entity"?
• Breach of Information at Business Associate
You received a call from a patient today whose identity has been stolen. He blames your facility for the breach. You researched his complaint and do not find any indication that there has been a breach of the patient's data. You decide to call your business associates to see what they can find. When you call Coding Consulting, they admit that they had a security breach several months ago due to a hacker, and patient information was accessed. This patient information included Social Security numbers. Coding Consulting had not notified you of their breach as per the business associate agreement.
• Identify the privacy and security violations that have occurred
• Determine what your facility should do now.
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.