NURS FPX4040 Assessment2 1.docx 1 Running header: PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION (PHI): PRIVACY, SECURITY AND CONDIFENTIALITY NURS-FPX 4040 Protected Health Information (PHI): Privacy, Security, and Confidentialit
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NURS FPX4040 Assessment2 1.docx 1 Running header: PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION (PHI): PRIVACY, SECURITY AND CONDIFENTIALITY NURS-FPX 4040 Protected Health Information (PHI): Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality Best Practices Capella University NURS-FPX4040- Managing Health Information and Technology Staff Update- Social Media Best Practices In the increasingly digital world we live in today, it is vital that the employees at our facility are informed and educated regarding best practices for maintaining HIPAA compliance while using social media. What is the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? It includes regulations that are meant to safeguard the privacy, security, and confidentiality of all patients protected health information, or PHI (Edemekong, 2021). This staff update will provide more details of how our employees can maintain HIPAA compliance when using social media. What is considered PHI? PHI is any personal information that could potentially identify a specific individual. Examples include: Names, phone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, medical record numbers, photographic images, or any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code (HIPAA Journal, 2021). Privacy- “the right of the individual or client/patient†to be able to make decisions regarding who their personal health information is shared with. Security- the means used by an entity to protect the privacy of patients health information, and also supporting the. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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