Policy-Regulation Fact Sheet

Policy-Regulation Fact Sheet

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted to protect the privacy and security of patient data. It protects the health data, including medical information and patient demographic data in which three main areas are included:

Privacy rules set limits and protect the patient-identifiable health

Security rule outlines a way to be implemented to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of electronically protected health information (ePHI)

The breach notification rule requires business associations and cover entities to give notice of any privacy breach.

Impacts of HIPAA on System Implementation

HIPAA stimulates the adoption of electronic health records (EHR). An increased number of clinics and healthcare facilities are providing health practitioners with access to software and the provision of electronic health record implementation. HIPAA impacts the EHR by ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of the patient’s medical history (Moore & Frye, 2019). Any individual who has access to EHR must comply with HIPAA security and privacy regulations.

Impacts of HIPAA on the patient, provider interactions, clinical care, and workflow

Patient care has been affected by the HIPAA secrecy rule because the healthcare provider cannot share patient information between providers; this will take time to obtain crucial information on patient care. The implementation of electronic health records has helped improve efficiency and productivity (Patil & Chakrabarti, 2021). It has ensured that the patient information is readily accessible, thus, effective workflow and reduction of medical errors.

Procedures to implement HIPAA

Conducting a risk analysis – reviewing policies and identifying potential gaps

Implementing the safeguards – putting any necessary physical and technical safeguards to protect the PHI example is used.

Periodic training – training to employees who support cover entities

Document compliance – recording any risk of analysis and other actions needed to comply with HIPAA

References

Casey, Kathy, et al. “The graduate nurse experience.” JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration 34.6 (2004): 303-311.

Mohr, Lynn D., and Lola A. Coke. “Distinguishing the clinical nurse specialist from other graduate nursing roles.” Clinical Nurse Specialist 32.3 (2018): 139-151.

Murray‐Parahi, Pauline, et al. “New graduate registered nurse transition into primary health care roles: an integrative literature review.” Journal of Clinical Nursing 25.21-22 (2016): 3084-3101.

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As a professional nurse, you are expected to apply your expertise to patient care. On occasion, you will also be expected to share that expertise.

With evolving technology and continuous changes to regulations designed to keep up with these changes, there is usually a need to share information and expertise to inform colleagues, leadership, patients, and other stakeholders.

In this Assignment, you will study a recent nursing informatics-related healthcare policy, and you will share the relevant details via a fact sheet designed to inform and educate.

 To Prepare:

Review the Resources on healthcare policy and regulatory/legislative topics related to health and nursing informatics.

Consider the role of the nurse informaticist in relation to a healthcare organization’s compliance with various policies and regulations, such as the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

Research and select one health or nursing informatics policy (within the past 5 years) or regulation for further study.

The Assignment: (1 page not including the title and reference page)

Create a 1-page fact sheet that your healthcare organization could hypothetically use to explain the health or nursing informatics policy/regulation you selected. Your fact sheet should address the following:

Briefly and generally explain the policy or regulation you selected.

Address the impact of the policy or regulation you selected on system implementation.

Address the impact of the policy or regulation you selected on clinical care, patient/provider interactions, and workflow.

Highlight organizational policies and procedures that are/will be in place at your healthcare organization to address the policy or regulation you selected. Be specific.

Use APA format and include a title page, in-text citations, and a reference page.

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