To protect patient confidentiality

To ensure accurate medical records

To improve patient care

To reduce healthcare costs

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Regulations

Only the minimum amount of information necessary for a specific purpose should be collected and used.

All health information should be collected and stored for future use.

Patient consent is not required for the use or disclosure of health information.

Healthcare providers can sell patient health information to third parties without consent.

Patient consent is required for the use or disclosure of health information for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.

Patient consent is not required for the use or disclosure of health information for research or public health purposes.

Patient consent is only required for the use or disclosure of sensitive health information, such as HIV status or mental health history.

Patient consent is not required for the use or disclosure of health information to law enforcement or government agencies.

Administrative safeguards, physical safeguards, and technical safeguards

Organizational safeguards, technical safeguards, and financial safeguards

Legal safeguards, ethical safeguards, and cultural safeguards

Clinical safeguards, operational safeguards, and managerial safeguards

Implementing policies and procedures for the protection of health information

Encrypting electronic health information

Installing security cameras in healthcare facilities

Conducting regular security risk assessments

To establish the terms and conditions for the use and disclosure of health information between a covered entity and a business associate.

To ensure that healthcare providers are adequately compensated for the services they provide.

To protect the privacy of patient financial information.

To facilitate the exchange of health information between different healthcare providers.

To protect health information from unauthorized access during transmission or storage.

To ensure the accuracy and completeness of health information.

To facilitate the exchange of health information between different healthcare providers.

To prevent the unauthorized modification or destruction of health information.

Implementing access control systems to restrict physical access to health information.

Encrypting electronic health information.

Conducting regular security risk assessments.

Providing training to employees on health information privacy and security.

To identify potential security risks and vulnerabilities in a healthcare organization.

To ensure that healthcare providers are adequately compensated for the services they provide.

To protect the privacy of patient financial information.

To facilitate the exchange of health information between different healthcare providers.

Implementing firewalls and intrusion detection systems.

Providing training to employees on health information privacy and security.

Conducting regular security risk assessments.

Establishing policies and procedures for the protection of health information.

To ensure that employees are aware of their responsibilities in protecting health information.

To ensure that healthcare providers are adequately compensated for the services they provide.

To protect the privacy of patient financial information.

To facilitate the exchange of health information between different healthcare providers.

Unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of health information.

Failure to implement appropriate security measures to protect health information.

Providing training to employees on health information privacy and security.

Conducting regular security risk assessments.

To notify individuals whose health information has been breached.

To ensure that healthcare providers are adequately compensated for the services they provide.

To protect the privacy of patient financial information.

To facilitate the exchange of health information between different healthcare providers.

Unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of health information.

Failure to obtain patient consent for the use or disclosure of health information.

Providing training to employees on health information privacy and security.

Conducting regular security risk assessments.