Information Security, Privacy, and Ethics in Health Care Identifying Risks

Information Security, Privacy, and Ethics in Health Care

Identifying Risks

In this assignment, you will respond to a privacy and security audit. Completing this assignment will allow you to demonstrate your understanding of HIPAA, the relationship between privacy and security, and the legal and ethical implications of these for health information management. You will use a tool called a SWOT analysis to assess the risk environment and write an executive summary of the results.

Instructions

View the Vila Health: Identifying Risks media piece.

Conduct a SWOT analysis based on the results of the risk audit using the media interactive to create a PDF document. Your SWOT should identify the risks the hospital needs to respond to in order to protect the privacy and security of health information according to the HIPAA law, professionalism, and ethical standards.

Your SWOT analysis should meet the following criteria:

Identify privacy and security risks in health information management.

Identify professional, ethical, and legal issues in health information management.

Summarize the results of the SWOT analysis to meet the following criteria:

Describe the scope and purpose of HIPAA.

Compare elements of privacy and security.

Explain the purpose and advantages of identifying privacy and security risks.

Submission Requirements

Page Length: Two-page paper plus SWOT PDF.

References: Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for resources and citations.

Writing: Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.

Resources

Identifying Risks Scoring Guide.

Vila Health: Identifying Risks | Transcript.

SWOT Analysis | Transcript.

APA Style and Format.