REQUIRED READING

Capazzola, D. D. (2016). Medication mix-up leaves 51-year-old patient with permanent brain damage after heart surgery. Healthcare Risk Management, 38(1). Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Emily Bryne v. Avery Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.C. (SC 19873) (2018). Retrieved from 

https://jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/Cases/AROcr/CR327/327CR110.pdf

Garruba, T. (2014). 5 ways health data breaches are far worse than financial ones. Healthcare IT News. Retrieved from 

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/5-ways-health-data-breaches-are-far-worse-financial-ones

HHS Office for Civil Rights. (2013). Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule. Retrieved from 

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/security/laws-regulations/index.html

Harris, D. M. (2014). Protecting the privacy of medical information. In Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law & Ethics (pp. 97-123). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Showalter, J. S. (2020). Liability of the healthcare institution. In The Law of Healthcare Administration (9th Ed., pp. 243-273). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Retrieved from Trident Online Library.

Snell, E. (2018). CT Supreme Court rules patients can sue over PHI disclosure. Health IT Security News. Retrieved from 

https://healthitsecurity.com/news/ct-supreme-court-rules-patients-can-sue-over-phi-disclosure

Tovino, S. A. (2016). Teaching the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Saint Louis University Law Journal, 61, 470-480 ONLY. Retrieved from 

https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2052&context=facpub

Module 4 Discussion

Assignment: HIPAA was enacted in 1996. While some updates have been made to the law, is it adequate to protect health data in the electronic age? What can health care organizations do to ensure protection of PHI and protect themselves against liability? Be sure to support your answer with reliable sources and over 350 words with more than one references.