Explain how HIPAA has changed how health care information is
transmitted in EDI.
Describe the relationship between Electronic Health Records,
reimbursement, HIPAA, and EDI transactions.
The HIPAA Security Rule is a critical document for Health care
Information Technology professionals to understand and support.
Review the HIPAA Security Rule and discuss:
(1) importance of access controls in addition to audit
controls,
(2) what “emergency access procedures” mean under the Access
Control standard,
(3) how role-based access controls meet the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Minimum Necessary standard,
(4) what form of authentication best meets the Person or Entity
Authentication standard for different healthcare applications.
Research HIPAA. Find a valid or reliable site that explains
HIPAA for the health care professional and the lay person or
patient.
Write at least two paragraphs minimal explaining HIPAA as it
pertains to the healthcare professional
Write at least two paragraphs minimal explain HIPAA as it pertains
to the patient.
Is there a difference?
List your resources or references
Health care organization compliance with HIPAA is critical.
Small health care organizations often struggle with ensuring this,
however. There are a number of risk assessment tools for health
care organizations. These tools are both proprietary and open
source. IT security professionals in these organizations need to be
familiar with the range of tools available, their effectiveness,
and their cost.Discussion QuestionRead the following case study: Case Study: Information
Security Risk Assessment for a Small Healthcare Clinic using the
Security Risk Assessment...
The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) has changed the health care
environment in America. Pick one of the following stakeholders and
discuss the implications of the Affordable Care act for them. Have
these implications changed significantly under the current
administration in the White House?
How has managed care (federal, state, and local health laws and
regulations) changed medical settings as the health care profession
work to offer high quality, cost effective care to patients? What
is the medical assistant's role in contributing to the efforts of
the health care team in an area of managed care?