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Write review on this article with references in APA format. Every year the usage of internet grows, with that growth comes increased risk. According to Stuttard, "Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old," (Stuttard, 2011).
In this regard you should not build the system for the client. The reason being that the client works in the healthcare industry, which means it falls under HIPAA. According to Annas, "It has been foundational, at least since Hippocrates, that patients have a right to have personal medical information kept private.
Physicians have an obligation to keep medical information secret," (Annas, 2003). By knowingly exposing personal private information of patients, the client is in direct violation of HIPAA regulations. These violations need to be reported to the Office of Civil Rights or the department of Health and Human services, According to Annas, "Enforcement of the regulations is in the hands of the Office of Civil Rights. The secretary of Health and Human Services has the authority to impose a civil money penalty of not more than $100 for each violation, not to exceed $25,000 annually for violations of the same requirement," (Annas, 2003). It is well known that the health industry is far behind when it comes to cyber security.
According to Kruse, "The healthcare industry is a prime target for medical information theft as it lags behind other leading industries in securing vital data. It is imperative that time and funding is invested in maintaining and ensuring the protection of healthcare technology and the confidentially of patient information from unauthorized access," (Kruse, 2017).
The need for stronger regulations and better protection must be enforced. The Bible says, "Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old," (Isaiah, 43:18).
Instead of moving backwards or making the same mistakes, such as violating HIPAA regulations by posting private patient information on a website; we need to learn from our mistakes, embrace new concepts and continue moving forward. Bibliography Annas, G. J. (2003). HIPAA regulations-a new era of medical-record privacy?
New England Journal of Medicine, 348(15), 1486-1490. Kruse, C. S., Frederick, B., Jacobson, T., & Monticone, D. K. (2017). Cybersecurity in healthcare:
A systematic review of modern threats and trends. Technology and Health Care, 25(1), 1-10. Stuttard, D., & Pinto, M. (2011). The web application hacker's handbook: finding and exploiting security flaws. John Wiley & Sons.