The concepts that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act aims to establish

1. Examine the concepts that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act aims to establish? • Creating confidentiality systems within and beyond healthcare facilities. • Keeping protected health information private. • To limit the use of protected health information to those with a “need to know.” • To penalize those who do not comply with confidentiality regulations. 2. Analyze the nature of data that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Actprotect? • Written, paper, spoken, or electronic data • Transmission of data within and outside a healthcare facility • Applies to anyone or any institution involved with the use of healthcare-related data 3. Describe the types of individuals that are protected underthe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act? • All persons working in a healthcare facility or private office • Students • Non-patient care employees • Health plans for instance insurance companies • Billing companies • Electronic medical record companies 4. Discuss the possible challenges that are encountered when maintaining patient confidentiality under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act • Lack of Regulations and Policies to Support Health Information Systems • Lack of financial resources • Unable to secure information access due to the growth of technology