BUSINESS LAW APA STYLE 5-6 PAGES RESEARCH PAPER

TASK

Think about the subject in the context of a business' legal responsibilities related to intrusions on privacy and other personal rights. Don’t only focus on describing the laws and regulations that govern patient privacy. The research paper should take into consideration the general theoretical and practical concerns of legal regulations. In particular, the paper should have a perspective on the underlying tensions involved between government regulation of business on the Internet and the effect such regulation may have on the economic, sociopolitical, and cultural development of the Internet and cyberspace as a means of transacting online business and commerce.”

What's the legal framework out of which patient privacy laws developed. (i.e., sources of laws regulating privacy). Consider the balance of business/government interest vs expectation of privacy. Why is there a duty to guard against security breaches. Then discuss how HIPAA changed the existing landscape. How effective was it? What was the burden on businesses to comply. What were some the concerns. Did telemedicine make compliance more difficult. How did COVID impact compliance? Has the expansion of telemedicine during COVID resulted in insights/developments that influence how patient health information should be managed in the future? Were new problems created?

GUIDELINE

HIPAA Compliance; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Abstract: This paper will explore the HIPAA rules and regulations that were implemented in 1996 and the modifications put into effect surrounding the expansion of telemedicine during The Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

I. Introduction: There are three major components of HIPAA compliance that include the act of keeping patient confidentiality safe in the administrative, physical security and technical security areas. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge.” The introduction of Telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic has lifted HIPAA rules and regulations in ways the nation has never experienced, especially in different areas of healthcare from private, single physician offices to large industrial organizations of physician practices.

II. Content:

(1) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

(a) Patient Health Information

(b) Administrative Security

(d) Technical Security

(2) Telemedicine

(a) Technology

(b) Physicians

(3) HIPAA violations and enforcement

(a) Covered Entities

(b) Civil violations and penalties

(d) Risk analysis

III. Conclusion

To ensure the safeguard of patient health information in different capacities, HIPAA rules and regulations must be mandated and applied when considering the handling of patient care, to avoid civil and criminal penalties. The Novel Coronavirus Disease brought telemedicine to a new light with increased interest in the use of telemedicine services by physicians and patients. It is vital that the same privacy rules that are applied in physician practices for face-to-face care are also applied to the new age virtual world of medicine.