Why Is Hippa Important
Hippa
Protecting personal information should always be a priority in any medical field.The Protected health information is suppose to be secured under the Health and accountability act beginning in 1996.This act is currently known as the HIPPA Act which is designed to protect medical rights. Imagine your information shared without knowledge even though HIPPA should be already set in place to protect rights of citizens. Does HIPPA seem to fall short in securing data and protecting American rights to medical trust? How can one be sure that all measures are being met to ensure protection?
HIPPA protection Guidelines to measure and sustain adequate protection under the PHI seems to be dangling in areas of intent. Intending . Breaching the HIPPA laws should enforce more strict penalties for exposed reports. Penalties have been set forth to punish those who have breached the HIPPA laws. As society continues to grow in technology it becomes more of a risk for personal data to be subject to anyone's leisure. Look at the easy access to online medical reports and personal information. Most doctor offices and hospitals have created online patient portals to give patients immediate access to their medical records. Much of personal data and your medical information is placed in these websites. This gives opportunities for identity theft as well as your financial information is available.This information is suppose to be confidential but someone has to add the data to the system and access is available among staff, insurance companies , medical personnel and others databases. …show more content…
protected health information 2.non consent of disclosed information and 3.Security. Many businesses have plans in place to protect rights of the people and reporting statutes in
Protecting personal information should always be a priority in any medical field.The Protected health information is suppose to be secured under the Health and accountability act beginning in 1996.This act is currently known as the HIPPA Act which is designed to protect medical rights. Imagine your information shared without knowledge even though HIPPA should be already set in place to protect rights of citizens. Does HIPPA seem to fall short in securing data and protecting American rights to medical trust? How can one be sure that all measures are being met to ensure protection?
HIPPA protection Guidelines to measure and sustain adequate protection under the PHI seems to be dangling in areas of intent. Intending . Breaching the HIPPA laws should enforce more strict penalties for exposed reports. Penalties have been set forth to punish those who have breached the HIPPA laws. As society continues to grow in technology it becomes more of a risk for personal data to be subject to anyone's leisure. Look at the easy access to online medical reports and personal information. Most doctor offices and hospitals have created online patient portals to give patients immediate access to their medical records. Much of personal data and your medical information is placed in these websites. This gives opportunities for identity theft as well as your financial information is available.This information is suppose to be confidential but someone has to add the data to the system and access is available among staff, insurance companies , medical personnel and others databases. …show more content…
protected health information 2.non consent of disclosed information and 3.Security. Many businesses have plans in place to protect rights of the people and reporting statutes in