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Case: You are the project manager for the health information exchange (HIE) project within your organization. You have been tasked with creating a presentation on privacy and security practices within the HIE for the workforce that will be using the HIE. Based on the recommendations from the textbook on training requirements for HIE use within an organization, create a slide deck presentation that provides training and education on the use of the HIE as it relates to privacy and security of PHI.

As the new HIM supervisor, one of the areas of responsibility is the release of information department. Upon reviewing the releases being processed through the department, it was determined that the release of information staff do not understand the basic requirements of an authorization and what makes an authorization valid. You are responsible for educating the release of information staff on what must be filled out on an authorization to make it valid.

a. Determine the main elements that must be completed on the authorization to make it valid and the six reasons an authorization would be considered defective. Get expert online assignment help in the USA.

The organization that you work for just concluded an investigation of a USB thumb drive that was lost and contained a file with the information of 765 patients on it, including their name, address, telephone number, and Social Security number. As the privacy officer, you are required to manage the notification process for the data breach. Complete the following as it pertains to the above data breach:
a. Describe who would need to be notified of the data breach based and the timeline for the notification requirement.

b. Compile a list of what should be included in the letter to send to the individuals impacted.