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In health care, confidentiality is vital. In this assignment, you
will learn about the importance of confidentiality and
various laws that were enacted to protect confidentiality in
health care. You will also look at the legal and ethical
implications of using technology while considering
confidentiality requirements in the health care industry.
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HCS/430 Version 8
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HCS/430: Legal Issues in Health Care: Regulation and Compliance
Instructor: Taryn Zubich
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Select one law that was enacted to protect confidentiality in the health care industry and use it answer the following writing prompt in
350 to 525 words.
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Analyze the legal and ethical implications of using technology in the health care industry.
o Consider the increased use of technology in health care settings and the law you selected that was enacted to protect
confidentiality. (No need to double space—-just type your response. Please meet APA by entering citations to support
your work as researched fact per APA and to give credit to your sources)
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Cite 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper.
Format your references according to APA guidelines.
References
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Be sure to have a separate title page per APA format
Title of Paper
Student Name
HCS/430
Due Date
Taryn Zubich
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Law Requirements
HCS/430 Version 8
University of Phoenix Material
Law Requirements
Select one law that was enacted to protect confidentiality in the health care industry and use it answer the following prompt in 350 to
525 words.
•
Analyze the legal and ethical implications of using technology in the health care industry.
o Consider the increased use of technology in health care settings and the law you selected that was enacted to protect
confidentiality. (No need to double space if you don’t want to—-just type your response. Please meet APA by entering
citations to support your work as researched fact per APA and to give credit to your sources)
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In this area of your assignment, you want to select one of the three laws that you discussed above which were created and
enacted to protect confidentiality in the health care industry. You want to analyze how technology is used in the health care industry,
and relate that to the legal and ethical implications that relate to the law enacted (Zubich, 2018). For example, the use of the electronic
medical record (EMR) has many legal and ethical implications that relate to both HIPAA and HITECH. Discuss how using the EMR
can bring about great risk to an organization as HIPAA or HITECH could be violated. What situations would/could occur? How
would an organization mitigate risk? What penalties would be assessed for violations of HIPAA or HITECH? As technology
continues to advance and progress, how does this increase risk to an organization from the aspect of the EMR or even through more
online activity? Consider hacking, consider snooping in medical records, and also consider ransomware in your response (Zubich,
2018). Please take time to research this as there is an abundance of information available on the topic of technology use in health care
as it relates to patient confidentiality. Please be sure to have a minimum of 350 words in this area for your response, but do not be
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afraid to go over 525 words. You will not be penalized for going over the word count, but you will be penalized for not meeting the
minimum word count. Please be sure to include citations to give credit to your sources and also to support your information as fact.
This should be a well-researched response (Zubich, 2018).
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Please do not forget your reference page. Please be sure to have a minimum of 2 scholarly, peer-reviewed references
formatted per APA requirements. Please remember your Reference Page must be on a separate page.
References
HIPAA, Law. (n.d.). Sample Information from Week 4. Healthcare Technology, 21(2), 85.
HITECH (2018). How to Write Your Week 4 Paper. Retrieved on 10/3/2018, from
http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/2015/09/18/maricopa-inmate-health-care/72419628/
PPACA, Privacy. (n.d.). Sample Information from Week 4. Affordable Care Act, 21(2), 85.
Zubich, Taryn (2018). How to Write Your Week 4 Paper. Retrieved on 10/3/2018, from
http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/2015/09/18/maricopa-inmate-health-care/72419628/
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