Breach Notification
You are the health information privacy officer, and you have been notified that an employee at a local Hospital recently lost a laptop computer containing PHI of 300 former patients. As the lead health information professional, you are gathering information on the loss of the laptop and the next steps you must take to ensure HIPAA compliance requirements are met for breach notifications.
Analyze the notification requirements for breaches of PHI.
Include the following aspects in the discussion:
Describe what specifically constitutes a breach as defined by HIPAA.
Explain whether it is necessary to notify all former patients of the breach.
Research the legal breach notification requirements for 300 patients by HIPAA and HITECH.
Discuss the specific steps you will take to ensure that such losses do not re-occur.
Respond to your peers’ posts.
Cite any references. Use proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling at all times. Copying and pasting is not allowed. Always use your own words.
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https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/breach-notification/index.html