Homework: HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION
OVERVIEW: Data breaches, whether involving credit card or medical information, have become commonplace. With so much personal information now available electronically, the protection of private information has become an important issue for health administrators.
You are a hospital administrator, charged with overseeing your hospital's HIPAA compliance. Due to an increased number of data breaches around the country and a recent decision made by the Connecticut Supreme Court in Bryne v. Avery Center, your supervisor has asked you to prepare a presentation for the hospital board of directors and other stakeholders that will serve as a conversation starter regarding this issue.
Emily Bryne v. Avery Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.C. (SC 19873) (2018).
Address the following items in a PowerPoint presentation:
o What is the intent and purpose of HIPAA?
o Explain the concept of Protected Health Information (PHI).
o What impact can the breach of PHI have on patients/consumers?
o What are ethical considerations? Be sure and mention specific ethical principles.
o Explain HIPAA's allowance for the release of some PHI without consent.
o In Byrne v. Avery Center for Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C., the Connecticut State Supreme Court found that health care organizations could be found liable for the unauthorized release of private health information. While this was a decision in Connecticut, why is this decision relevant for your health organization?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Reference
o Capazzola, D. D. (2016). Medication mix-up leaves 51-year-old patient with permanent brain damage after heart surgery. Healthcare Risk Management, 38(1). Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.
o Emily Bryne v. Avery Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.C. (SC 19873) (2018).
o Garruba, T. (2014). 5 ways health data breaches are far worse than financial ones. Healthcare IT News.
o HHS Office for Civil Rights. (2013). Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule.
o Harris, D. M. (2014). Protecting the privacy of medical information. In Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law & Ethics (pp. 97-123). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.
o Showalter, J. S. (2017). Liability of the healthcare organization. In The Law of Healthcare Administration (pp. 217-238). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Retrieved from Trident Online Library.
o Snell, E. (2018). CT Supreme Court rules patients can sue over PHI disclosure. Health IT Security News.
o ‘Tovino, S. A. (2016). Teaching the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Saint Louis University Law Journal, 61, 470-480 ONLY.