NURS 3110 Week 1 Assignment 1: HIPAA – An Issue of Patient Privacy

NURS 3110 Week 1 Assignment 1: HIPAA – An Issue of Patient Privacy

For this HIPAA: An Issue of Patient Privacy Essay Assignment, review the following from this week’s Resources:

Resources on the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules

Resources on privacy and security and the use of mobile devices in patient care

Privacy and Confidentiality Scenario

As you reflect on the Privacy and Confidentiality Scenario (located in this week’s Resources), consider the following points and write a 2-3-pages proposal addressing privacy issues:

Identify the issues related to patient privacy and confidentiality in this scenario.

Describe strategies your organization (or one with which you are familiar) might use to safeguard patient information from the use of mobile devices. HIPAA – An Issue of Patient Privacy

Discuss the use of mobile devices for patient care in your organization (or one with which you are familiar) and any organizational policies related to mobile devices. Specifically, address the use of text messages to communicate patient care information and explain what happens to a message after it is sent.

Analyze your personal strategies used to protect patient health information on mobile devices.

Do your personal strategies adequately protect information in a patient care setting?

Provide examples of alternate or additional methods that could be used to insure patient privacy and confidentiality is maintained. HIPAA – An Issue of Patient Privacy

Include a minimum of three resources from the professional nursing literature in the assigned course readings and other references in the Walden Library.