HIPAA and Electronic Health Information

Unit 5 – I P 

Deliverable Length:  4-5 pages not including cover and reference pages

Assignment Details

You have been invited to do a presentation to the laboratory department regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance and electronic health records. Discuss the salient points of your presentation and why you feel it is important to include this information in your presentation. 

Include the following information:

• Define protected health information and when it can be disclosed.
• Differentiate between the privacy rule and the security rule as it applies to actual use in the laboratory.
• Differentiate between identifiable and unidentified information and their uses.

Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.

Your answer should be supported with a minimum of 1 reliable resource in addition to your text. Be sure to cite all references in APA format.  References must be within 5 years