Presentation on Healthcare Regulations on IT Systems
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Presentation on Healthcare Regulations on IT Systems
HCIS/318 Johnathan Osorio
June 14
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, 2024
Requirements on Healthcare IT Systems Related to Privacy and Security The Healthcare industry is required to comply with the proper regulations on protecting the privacy and security of certain information.
HIPAA Privacy Rule: The Privacy rule standards is to make use and disclose individuals health information by Professional healthcare professionals and organizations. These entities are subject to the privacy rule. These are also call covered entities. The Privacy rule is also to contain the standards of the patients/residents rights to understand how their personal health records is being used and able to control on who gets to view their information. The main reason we have the Privacy Rule is to ensure that the individuals personal information is protected while they continue the flow of the healthcare needs.
Requirements on Healthcare IT Systems Related to Privacy and Security Con’t
HIPAA Security Rule: The HIPAA Security Rule was established to protect the individuals electronic personal health records that is created by the covered entities such as created documents, received, and used documents. The Security Rule requires the right administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and security of electronic protected health information.
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Regulatory requirements or best practices for technical Safeguards
Access Control: A covered entity that must implement technical policies and procedures that allow only authorized healthcare professionals to access the electronic protected health information.
Audit Control: The covered entity must implement the hardware, software, or procedural mechanism to record and examine the access of personnel and the access to set information.
Integrity Control: A covered entity that implements the proper use of the policies and procedures and not altered or destroyed.
Transmission Control: A covered entity that implements the technical security measure that safely guards against unauthorized access to the E-PHI that is being transferred through an electronic network.
Regulatory requirements or best practices for physical safeguards for health care IT systems
Facility Access and Control: Is the covered entity that limits the the access to the facilities and making sure that only Authorized personel have access and are allowed to view the files.
Workstation and Device Security: The covered entity has to make sure the implement the procedures and policies that specifies the proper use of and access to workstations and electronic media. They must also implement the policies and procedures regarding the transfers of information, the removal and disposal of the records, also the re-use of the electronic media. They must ensure the proper use of E-PHI (electronic- Personal Health Information.)
Impact of Regulations in the IT Systems
IT Systems have a major impact on the design of the healthcare industry. IT has many department that deals with the privacy and security of the facilities and their patients/residents. Being able to have a system that protects and secures the privacy by keeping personal health records used by only healthcare professionals and only have limited amount of personnel access to records. Understanding the policies and procedures to keep the information secure from possible predators makes a big impact in many facilities. Keeping the health facilities safe and kept from illegal activity helps the health industry flow better and keeps the patients trust.
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Describe best practices for administrative safeguards
The Security Rule has defined Administrative safeguards as administrative actions, policies and procedures. The Administrative Safeguards manage the selection, development, implementation and the maintenance of security measures to protect the electronic protective health information of individuals and to manage the conduct of the covered entity’s labor force in linkage to the protection of the information. The information access management Implement policies and procedures for authorizing access to electronic protected health information that are consistent with the applicable requirements.
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The impact that the Administrative safeguards provides security to manage the privacy and security of individuals personal health information. They protect the access to the records. They have high restrictions on who has access and only provides access to the entities with the need to aquire the information. Even when the person or persons need access they will be required access codes to create a better control on who is able to access the personal information. They also manage the electronic records as well and makes sure that the entities that are receiving or sending the information are the only professionals that would have access to protect the information from being misused or disposed of incorrectly.