HR 03: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Healthcare Privacy Brief Overview: 3

HR
03: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Healthcare Privacy Brief
Overview: 3 pages (825 words)
At least 4 SCHOLARLY sources from peer-reviewed journal. (Any listed sources
can be used.)
APA6. (Any of the listed sources can be used.)
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Prepare a 3 page brief
analyzing how HIPAA impacts the regulatory environment and industry structure
and recommend best practices for HIPAA compliance and managing ethical behavior
in the provided scenario.
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This assessment’s HRM
healthcare challenge is to support Vila Health in implementing better HR
processes to avoid Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
violations, a law that protects patient health information, which will align
the organization’s mission with both legal compliance and ethical behavior.
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Introduction
o To
prepare for writing a brief in this assessment, conduct research on best
practices for avoiding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) violations. HIPAA is a federal law requiring healthcare organizations
to have standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being
disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge.
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HRM Healthcare Challenge
o Sylvia
Reed, Director of Human Resource Management for the Western United States for Vila
Health, has been impressed with your work and has come to you with a project.
She explains that the organization has had a number of HIPAA violations and she
wants to implement better HR processes. She hopes to align organizational
mission with legal compliance and ethical behavior. What will you advise her as
you prepare a brief on medical records, reporting, and privacy best practices?
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Instructions
Using course resources and your own research, include the following in your
brief to your supervisor:
o Analyze
how HIPAA impacts the regulatory environment and healthcare industry structure.
1.
What have been some
mistakes in recent times that organizations have made? How might these mistakes
have been avoided?
o Explain
the legal and ethical basis for patient privacy.
o Assess
how HIPAA compliance impacts the delivery of quality healthcare.
1.
How does the electronic
storage and access of medical records impact patient care?
2.
What best practices could
be instituted to manage HIPAA compliance while aligning to the organization’s
mission and ethical standards?
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Additional Requirements
o The
deliverable for this assessment applies professional skills in HRM to workplace
situations that you will likely encounter in your day-to-day work. As part of
your learning, we focus on the development of effective professional
communication skills for the workplace. Your assessment should meet the
following additional requirements:
o Use
the following section headings for your brief:
1.
HIPAA Definition and
Explanation.
2.
The Value of HIPAA.
3.
Common HIPAA Violations
(or Issues or Challenges).
4.
Best Practices.
The last page should
be the reference list.

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