Health Care Information System Terms
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Health Care Information Systems Terms
Define the following terms. Your definitions must be in your own words; do not copy them from the textbook.
After you have defined each term in your own words, describe in 40 to 60 words the health care setting in which each term would be applied. Utilize a minimum of two research sources to support your claims—one from the University Library and the other from the textbook. Be sure to cite your sources in the References section consistent with APA guidelines.
|Term |Definition |How Used in Healthcare |
|Health Insurance Portability and | | According to "U.s Department Of Health And|
|Accountability Act (HIPAA) |According to "What Does Hippa Stand For" |Human Services" (n.d.), the Office for |
| |(2012), HIPPA stands for the Health |Civil Rights enforces the HIPAA Privacy |
| |Insurance Portability and Accountability |Rule, which protects the privacy of |
| |Act, enacted by the US Congress in in 1996.|individually identifiable health |
| | |information; the HIPAA Security Rule, which|
| | |sets national standards for the security of|
| | |electronic protected health information; |
| | |and the confidentiality provisions of the |
| | |Patient Safety
Health Care Information Systems Terms
Define the following terms. Your definitions must be in your own words; do not copy them from the textbook.
After you have defined each term in your own words, describe in 40 to 60 words the health care setting in which each term would be applied. Utilize a minimum of two research sources to support your claims—one from the University Library and the other from the textbook. Be sure to cite your sources in the References section consistent with APA guidelines.
|Term |Definition |How Used in Healthcare |
|Health Insurance Portability and | | According to "U.s Department Of Health And|
|Accountability Act (HIPAA) |According to "What Does Hippa Stand For" |Human Services" (n.d.), the Office for |
| |(2012), HIPPA stands for the Health |Civil Rights enforces the HIPAA Privacy |
| |Insurance Portability and Accountability |Rule, which protects the privacy of |
| |Act, enacted by the US Congress in in 1996.|individually identifiable health |
| | |information; the HIPAA Security Rule, which|
| | |sets national standards for the security of|
| | |electronic protected health information; |
| | |and the confidentiality provisions of the |
| | |Patient Safety
References: What does hippa stand for? (2012). Retrieved from http://answers.ask.com/Computers/Networking_and_Security/what_does_hippa_stand_for U.S department of health and human services. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy