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NURS FPX4040 Assessment2 1.docx NURS-FPX 4040 Protected Health Information (PHI): Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality Best Practices Capella University NURS-FPX 4040: Managing Health Informa... tion and Technology Protected Health Information (PHI): Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality Best Practices Staff, the following serves as an update about protected health information (PHI) with the intent to educate on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and appropriate social media use to prevent confidentiality, security, and privacy breaches. Protected Health Information and HIPAA Protected health information (PHI) includes medical records, reports of conversations about patient care, and insurance and billing information. The Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted to protect the privacy and security of patients protected health information. HIPAA guarantees that individuals PHI is kept private and secure as it travels to and from patients, healthcare providers, and insurance companies. Patients have a right to access their PHI and it may not be shared with others without the patients permission (Kovac, 2021). Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality Privacy is viewed as the right of the patient to be let alone to make decisions about how personal information is shared. Security refers directly to protection, and specifically to the means used to protect the privacy of health information and support professionals in holding that information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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