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Assignment:
Assignment topic is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In this paper, explore the topic, illustrate your knowledge gained, and provide an opinion (supported by appropriate references) on how the topic is affected.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has become a buzzed word since the pandemic. But, even before, it was well known to the general public and healthcare workers that HIPAA protects patients' privacy, prohibits the release of patient health information or data without the patient's consent and prevents unauthorized access to patient's health information and data; at the same time, it is accurate, but HIPAA goes beyond that. HIPAA covers multiple entities and sets rules that the covered entities and business associates must follow.
HIPAA law consists of 5 Titles and 5 rules to enforce Administrative Simplification:
- Privacy Policy
- Transaction and Code Sets
Among those rules, the Security Rule is focused explicitly on Healthcare Networking and Security. Therefore, we will dive deeper into that rule to better understand how it helps promote healthcare security.
Be prepared to discuss the following in your paper:
Research and explain what the HIPAA Security Rule is as well as its purpose and goal.
Also, explain what it means by CIA Triad in Security and how the HIPAA Security Rule helps support the CIA Triad.
Explain the importance of Security Risk Analysis and the requirement under the HIPAA Security Rule, and the required elements for the HIPAA Risk Analysis.
Conclude by making a case as to why healthcare organizations should or should not follow the HIPAA Rule.