Hipaa strengths and weaknesses

4/1/2020 Assessment 1 Instructions: Identifying Risks – ... Course Navigation  Tamika Tutorials Williams Support FACULTY 1 NEW Log Out  Jamie Holub Roslyn Ellis 81  COACH Assessment 1 Instructions: Identifying Risks Analyze a health care organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) in relation to privacy and security risks and HIPAA compliance. Write a risk report (3-4 pages) providing background information on privacy and security and summarizing SWOT analysis findings. Health care has advanced tremendously over the years, and so have privacy and security issues. As health care becomes more complex, the interaction between the law and health care continues to increase. This interaction includes legal violations, such as malpractice and other litigation, and privacy breaches through electronic access. Federal legislation, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), requires health care organizations to protect health information. HIPAA also provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. While no official, prescribed HIPAA compliance training program exists, health care organizations typically offer training to employees to ensure adherence to HIPAA guidelines and regulations. Requiring internal training is one way organizations can lower the risk of HIPAA violations occurring. Many roles within the health care industry, including physicians, nurses, ancillary health professionals, and security and compliance professionals, are required to conduct themselves according to a set of professional ethics. These ethical standards are designed to ensure that patients feel safe sharing their private medical issues without fear of having those issues shared inappropriately or indiscriminately. Health care professionals face ethical dilemmas because of their access to this confidential information. For example, health care professionals may have access to health records for neighbors, friends, or family members. Adhering to a professional code of ethics and creating an environment of privacy and confidentiality is critical to adhering to the spirit of HIPAA laws. One way to assess risks and HIPAA compliance is to analyze the organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in relation to privacy and security. This is called a SWOT analysis. A SWOT can be an effective business tool to use as a starting point to improve business practices. For this first course assessment, you will assume the role of a HIM analyst for Valley City Regional Hospital, part of the Vila Health system, in North Dakota. One of your major tasks is to create the hospital's privacy and security plan. As part of that task, the hospital's director of quality assurance has asked you to prepare a SWOT analysis and report. Demonstration of Proficiency By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria: Competency 1: Describe the purposes and scope of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Describe HIPAA's purpose and scope. Distinguish between privacy and security risks in health information management. Competency 2: Integrate privacy rules and regulations into health information management processes. Explain the purpose and benefits of identifying security and privacy risks. Competency 3: Analyze the relationship between security and privacy in health care. Compare/contrast privacy and security characteristics. Competency 4: Analyze legal and ethical implications related to Health Information Management. Determine professional, ethical, and legal risks in health information management. Competency 5: Communicate effectively in a professional and ethical manner. https://courserooma.capella.edu/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_233262_1&content_id=_8413893_1 1/3 4/1/2020 Assessment 1 Instructions: Identifying Risks – ... Create documents that are clear, well organized, professional, and generally free of errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references. Preparation To prepare for this assessment you will need to view this media piece: Vila Health: Identifying Risks. Based on your findings from the media piece, you will perform a SWOT analysis. Next, you will prepare a report that supplies the narrative to accompany your SWOT analysis.