HIT 1200 MOD 6 DB


 

  1. What do you feel is the role of HIM professionals in safeguarding patient information?
  2. Search the Internet to find a news article describing non-compliance with HIPAA. Share the following:
    • The source of the article (which publication)
    • Article title and data published
    • Provide a link to the article
  3. Briefly describe the situation described by the article. What happened? How did the breach occur? Who was harmed?
  4. Act as a HIM consultant: If you were asked to recommend how to avoid a similar breach from occurring, what would you recommend?