Overview
As the new office coordinator of a small multispecialty group practice, you are informed that not all staff members know the legal, ethical, and regulatory implications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). You are asked to assemble a paper on these subjects for staff to review. A general outline of what your paper should include is provided below.
- Introduction
- Discuss and define HIPAA, including the following:
- Background and history
- Intent
- Major provisions
- Ethical implications on patient care
- Discuss and define PPACA, including the following:
- Background and history
- Intent
- Major provisions
- Ethical implications on patient care
- Analysis of why staff must be informed of these topics
- Conclusion
Write a 3–5-page paper. Cite at least two scholarly references that were published within the last 5 years and use APA formatting.