Question

Provide a description of what you learned on Patient Privacy: A Guide for Providers:

• -Access to Medical Services
• -Amendment
• - Rights and Restrictions

Provide a description of what you learned on HIPAA and You: Building a Culture of Compliance:

• - HIPAA Security Standards
• - Policies and Procedures
• - Monitoring and Reporting

Provide a description of what you learned in: Examining Compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule:

• -What businesses are covered under the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
• - What health information is protected under the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

Science

Describe the role of the FDA in protecting the safety of Americans

Application

There are health care policies in the U.S. to protect patients from faulty, dangerous or

unnecessary medicines, medical procedures, and services. Give an example of one of these

policies. Provide specific examples on how the policy you selected protects patients. Describe

ways healthcare managers support the implementation of this law.

Answer 1

HIPAA security standards : the security which provides guidance from the center for Medicare and Medicaid services . Security standards for the protection of electronic protected health information . HIPAA covered entities insight into the security rule, and assistance with implementation of the security standards .HIPAA privacy rule the provision of which are at 45 CFR it has standard privacy rule , electronic transaction and code sets rule, national identifiers requirements for employers, providers, and health plan , and security rule.

Policies and procedures : HIPAA policies and procedures are designed to provide covered entities an outline for how to handle HIPAA related privacy and security issues . Right to request access to PHI , right to request restrictions on the use or disclosure of PHI , right to request confidential communication , right to an accounting of disclosure of PHI , internal use / Midwest dental procedure / external disclosure .

Monitoring and reporting : includes mission and objectives : safeguarding health information , identify key high risk areas relating to use and disclosure of PHI . Risk assessment : complain issues , management style , due diligence of compliance with third party agreement . Audit plan : management focus , compliance priorities , audit test : self analysis , controls/ substantive testing report: summary report , recommendation , performance assessment.