NEED PAPER STAT APA 6TH EDITION ON hipaa AND eTHICS

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Chief executive officer (CEO) Beranger wants to ensure that the current regulations and requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Security and Privacy Rules will be met as she continues to move Silver Creek Hospital towards a culture of e­Health beyond the implementation of an electronic health record system to the integration of telemedicine and data mining. She asks that you compose a report of 3–4 pages that includes the following information:
Describe the objectives of the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules. Discuss how HIPAA attempts to safeguard protected health information (PHI). Explain how abiding by HIPAA rules and regulations may challenge the ethics of health care professionals. Discuss the limitation of HIPAA and the ethical issues related to the use of electronic health data for research and development of evidence­based practice guidelines.
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Apply ethical principles to situations which challenge one’s own principles. Describe basic ethical issues which healthcare professionals encounter in their areas of work. Prepare students to take the HIPAA Awareness certification exam.
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Type: Individual Project Unit: Rules, Regulations, and Accountability Due Date: Wed,2/27/19 Grading Type: Numeric Points Possible: 100 Points Earned: Deliverable Length: 3–4 pages + at least 2 scholarly resources, WRITTEN IN APA 6TH EDITION

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HIPPA and Ethics Outline
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Introduction
Describe the objectives of the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules.

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Discuss how HIPAA attempts to safeguard protected health information (PHI).

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Explain how abiding by HIPAA rules and regulations may challenge the ethics of health
care professionals.

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Discuss the limitation of HIPAA and the ethical issues related to the use of electronic
health data for research and development of evidence-based practice guidelines.


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Running Head: HIPPA AND ETHICS

HIPPA and Ethics
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HIPPA AND ETHICS

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Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in
1966. HIPPA is entitled to various responsibilities including transferring and continuation of
health insurance coverage to the numerous American workers as well as their families especially
when they lose and switch their jobs (Hash et al., 2007). HIPAA is entitled to ensure that health
care fraud and abuse is eradicated in America as well. HIPAA also mandates industry-wide
standards associated with healthcare information based on electronic billing and other processes.
HIPAA also demands the protection and confidentiality when handling stored healthcare
information. Generally, HIPPA is mandated to ensure data privacy as well as security provisions
meant to protect medical data. Lately, the law has gained a lot of popularity especially with the
proliferation of data breaches resulting from cyber and ransomware attacks focusing on health
insurers and providers. The Act is subdivided into five notable titles namely the HIPPA health
Insurance Reform, HIPAA Administrative Simplification, HIPAA Tax-Related Health
Provisions, HIPAA Application and Enforcement of Group Health Plan Requirements as well as
the Revenue Offsets (Hash et al., 2007). This report focuses on the objectives of HIPAA Security
and Privacy Rules. How HIPAA attempts to safeguard protected health information (PHI), how
abiding by HIPAA rules and...

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