Privacy and Security of Health Records
Review Chapter 10 of the textbook, and discuss in a two- page paper (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, the Administrative Safeguards, Physical Safeguards and Technical Safeguards of the EHR. Provide examples for each safeguard and explain how these safeguards would be implemented. Research and identify two cases from a real life health- related setting in which safeguards were breached. Explain the circumstances and what actions the facility/practice took as a result of the breech. Articulate if you feel the actions were or were not sufficient. What other actions you would recommend the EHR take?
Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources (excluding the course text) that were published within the last five years, and are documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center
………..Answer Preview………..It is a systematic collection of the electronic information about an individual, a patient or the population. The information is recorded in a digitized form that is possible to be shared across different health care practitioners. It includes a range of data ranging from demographics, medical history, medical allergies and medication, radiology images, laboratory tests results and billing statistics. The system captures accurately the state of the patient at all times and helps data to be accurate, accessible, appropriate and legible (Scarlat, 2012). There are various appropriate safeguards that are in place …………
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