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Task_3_C801.docx C801 Health Information Law and Regulations Western Governors University C801 Mistake number one in the Compliance Management Scenario occurs when the nurse addresses Sue about a... n irate phone call she had with a patients daughter-in-law. The nurse likely violates organizational compliance because she is discussing the phone call in front of another patient. There are numerous provisions within Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations and therefore many ways to violate it. Since the scenario does not specifically say if the nurse used the patients name and/ or other Personal Health Information (PHI), it is not a clear if there is a HIPAA violation. This mistake may not have been a HIPAA violation, but it is clearly an organizational compliance issue which does not carry any fines but needs to be addressed. Sue and the compliance team should address the casual attitude the nurse demonstrated with her breach of protocol by issuing a verbal warning. This will reinforce and demonstrate to the staff the importance of the privacy of patients PHI. (Zabel, 2016) There was another mistake occurred when Sue called the irate daughter-in-law back as well. As the daughter-in-law begins to ask questions about her father-in-laws treatment and condition, Sue tells her that she would need to speak to her fathers-in-laws physician for more information. Sues mistake can be both an organizational compliance issue as well as a HIPAA violation. As manager Sue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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