The HIPPA Privacy Rule Are medical records really private and is there a difference between the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) and the Privacy Rule? In essence, the two are the same. However, the main difference is that the HIPPA Act, enacted in 1996, was not signed into legislation after the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) applied pressure to enforce the privacy issues within the medical field (Bethel University, 2015). Since legislation did not pass this law after the three-year time limit, in 2003, DHHS then broadcasted a specific set of rules concerning the use and disclosure of medical records, requiring health care providers to comply. In premise, the HIPPA act is nothing more than a disclosure
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A breach is a breach, no matter how insignificant the incident. A myriad of scenarios available by patient data includes identity theft to the sales of patient info for medical and pharmaceutical purposes. Upon further investigation regarding various breaches in data, the numbers are shocking. Moreover, while every individual affected by the breach was not maliciously targeted, the fact remains that the information is/was unsecured in some form or fashion. The table listed below represents the percentage of individuals affected by a breach incident reporting 500 or more in the last 12 months (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, …show more content…
The intended purpose of HIPPA is to protect individual personal and health information. Using real personal data in a classroom setting is not ethically following the rules of the HIPPA Privacy Rule even with the association of the organization. Regardless of the affiliation with the organization associated and how the policies cover the scenario, students are in the learning phase and have not been vested in as true medical professionals. Lives are ruined on a daily basis due to technology issues concerning personal data, the ethics committee linked to the medical studies need to tighten their policies to ensure they are not contributing to additional privacy
A breach is a breach, no matter how insignificant the incident. A myriad of scenarios available by patient data includes identity theft to the sales of patient info for medical and pharmaceutical purposes. Upon further investigation regarding various breaches in data, the numbers are shocking. Moreover, while every individual affected by the breach was not maliciously targeted, the fact remains that the information is/was unsecured in some form or fashion. The table listed below represents the percentage of individuals affected by a breach incident reporting 500 or more in the last 12 months (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, …show more content…
The intended purpose of HIPPA is to protect individual personal and health information. Using real personal data in a classroom setting is not ethically following the rules of the HIPPA Privacy Rule even with the association of the organization. Regardless of the affiliation with the organization associated and how the policies cover the scenario, students are in the learning phase and have not been vested in as true medical professionals. Lives are ruined on a daily basis due to technology issues concerning personal data, the ethics committee linked to the medical studies need to tighten their policies to ensure they are not contributing to additional privacy