Overview
Compose an essay summarizing privacy issues in at least 300 words from journal articles or news reports that use at least one of the privacy categories listed below. To fully cover the topic, you may need additional resources from this module or resource of your choosing. If you want to include policies within your local context, please do so in your synthesis. Complete and submit the assignment by 23:59 EST Sunday.
- Unsecured Records
- Unencrypted Data
- Hacking
- Loss or Theft of Devices
- Lack of Employee Training
- Gossiping / Sharing PHI
- Employee Dishonesty
- Improper Disposal of Records
- Unauthorized Release of Information
- 3rd Party Disclosure of PHI
Instructions:
- Provide a summary of both articles selected addressing privacy issues.
- Identify the ethical and/or legal dilemma
- Describe the possible remedy for the offender and risk management (if applicable)
- Outline the lessons learned that you can apply in your local context