{"id":14861,"date":"2024-03-13T02:11:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T02:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/4040-2-protected-health-information-phi-privacy-security-and-confidentiality-best-practices\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T02:11:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T02:11:34","slug":"4040-2-protected-health-information-phi-privacy-security-and-confidentiality-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/4040-2-protected-health-information-phi-privacy-security-and-confidentiality-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"(4040-2) Protected Health Information (PHI): Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Prepare a 2 page interprofessional staff update on HIPAA and appropriate social media use in health care.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: -1px 0px 0px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px; cursor: auto;\">Preparation<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 15px 46px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-labelledby=\"hltp0zel940\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">To successfully prepare to complete this assessment, complete the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Review the settings presented in the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1drv.ms\/b\/s!ArYnLRa2DPE8zhGpxWIdBOwZB8Ki?e=uH7nVX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assessment 02 Supplement: Protected Health Information [PDF]<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>resource and select one to use as the focus for this assessment.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Review the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/1drv.ms\/w\/s!ArYnLRa2DPE8zhKhuS7OorTL1xbr?e=LxXwXU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographics on protecting PHI<\/a>&nbsp;provided for this assessment, or find other infographics to review. These infographics serve as examples of how to succinctly summarize evidence-based information.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Analyze these infographics and distill them into five or six principles of what makes them effective. As you design your interprofessional staff update, apply these principles.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>In a staff update, you will not have all the images and graphics that an infographic might contain. Instead, focus your analysis on what makes the messaging effective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Select from any of the following options, or a combination of options, as the focus of your interprofessional staff update:\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Social media best practices.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What not to do: social media.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Social media risks to patient information.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Steps to take if a breach occurs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Conduct independent research on the topic you have selected in addition to reviewing the suggested resources for this assessment. This information will serve as the source(s) of the information contained in your interprofessional staff update.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: -1px 0px 0px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px; cursor: auto;\">Scenario<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 15px 46px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-labelledby=\"hltp0zela769\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In this assessment, imagine you are a nurse in one of the health care settings described in the following resource:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1drv.ms\/b\/s!ArYnLRa2DPE8zhGpxWIdBOwZB8Ki?e=uH7nVX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assessment 02 Supplement: Protected Health Information [PDF]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Before your shift begins, you scroll through Facebook and notice that a coworker has posted a photo of herself and a patient on Facebook and described how happy she is that her patient is making great progress. You have recently completed your annual continuing education requirements at work and realize this is a breach of your organization&#8217;s social media policy. Your organization requires employees to immediately report such breaches to the privacy officer to ensure the post is removed immediately and that the nurse responsible receives appropriate corrective action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You follow appropriate organizational protocols and report the breach to the privacy officer. The privacy officer takes swift action to remove the post. Due to the severity of the breach, the organization terminates the nurse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Based on this incident&#8217;s severity, your organization has established a task force with two main goals:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Educate staff on HIPAA and appropriate social media use in health care.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Prevent confidentiality, security, and privacy breaches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The task force has been charged with creating a series of interprofessional staff updates on the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Social media best practices.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What not to do: Social media.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Social media risks to patient information.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Steps to take if a breach occurs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: -1px 0px 0px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px; cursor: auto;\">Instructions<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 15px 46px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-labelledby=\"hltp0zelb576\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">First, select one of the health care settings described in the following resource:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1drv.ms\/b\/s!ArYnLRa2DPE8zhGpxWIdBOwZB8Ki?e=uH7nVX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assessment 02 Supplement: Protected Health Information [PDF]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As a nurse in this setting, you are asked to create the content for a staff update containing a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">maximum<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>of two content pages that address one or more of these topics:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Social media best practices.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What not to do: social media.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Social media risks to patient information.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Steps to take if a breach occurs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This assessment is not a traditional essay<\/strong>.<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>It is a staff educational update about PHI.<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Consider creating a flyer, pamphlet, or one PowerPoint slide (not an entire presentation). Remember it should not be more than two pages (excluding a title and a reference page).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The task force has asked team members assigned to the topics to include the following content in their updates in addition to content on their selected topics:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What is protected health information (PHI)?\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Be sure to include essential HIPAA information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What are privacy, security, and confidentiality?\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Define and provide examples of privacy, security, and confidentiality concerns related to the use of technology in health care.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explain the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to safeguard sensitive electronic health information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What evidence relating to social media usage and PHI do interprofessional team members need to be aware of? For example:\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What are some examples of nurses being terminated for inappropriate social media use in the United States?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What types of sanctions have health care organizations imposed on interdisciplinary team members who have violated social media policies?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What have been the financial penalties assessed against health care organizations for inappropriate social media use?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What evidence-based strategies have health care organizations employed to prevent or reduce confidentiality, privacy, and security breaches, particularly related to social media usage?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\">Notes<\/h5>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your staff update is limited to two double-spaced content pages. Be selective about the content you choose to include in your update so you can meet the page length requirement. Include<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">need-to-know<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>information. Omit<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">nice-to-know<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>information.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Many times people do not read staff updates, do not read them carefully, or do not read them to the end. Ensure your staff update piques staff members&#8217; interest, highlights key points, and is easy to read. Avoid overcrowding the update with too much content.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Also, supply a separate reference page that includes two or three peer-reviewed and one or two non-peer-reviewed resources (for a total of 3\u20135 resources) to support the staff update content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: -1px 0px 0px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px; cursor: auto;\">Additional Requirements<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 15px 46px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-labelledby=\"hltp0zelc483\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Written communication:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>Ensure the staff update is free from errors that detract from the overall message.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Submission length:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Maximum of two double-spaced content pages.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Font and font size:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Use Times New Roman, 12-point.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Citations and references:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Provide a separate reference page that includes 2\u20133 current, peer-reviewed and 1\u20132 current, non-peer-reviewed in-text citations and references (total of 3\u20135 resources) that support the staff update&#8217;s content. Current<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">means<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>no older than 5 years.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">APA format:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Be sure your citations and references adhere to APA format. Consult the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">Evidence and APA<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>page for an APA refresher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: -1px 0px 0px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px; cursor: auto;\">Competencies Measured<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 15px 46px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-labelledby=\"hltp0zelc614\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Competency 1: Describe nurses&#8217; and the interdisciplinary team&#8217;s role in informatics with a focus on electronic health information and patient care technology to support decision making.\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe the security, privacy, and confidentially laws related to protecting sensitive electronic health information that govern the interdisciplinary team.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explain the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to safeguard sensitive electronic health information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Competency 2: Implement evidence-based strategies to effectively manage protected health information.\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Identify evidence-based approaches to mitigate risks to patients and health care staff related to sensitive electronic health information.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Develop a professional, effective staff update that educates interprofessional team members about protecting the security, privacy, and confidentiality of patient data, particularly as it pertains to social media usage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication to facilitate use of health information and patient care technologies.\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Create a clear, concise, well-organized, and professional staff update that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepare a 2 page interprofessional staff update on HIPAA and appropriate social media use in health care. Preparation To successfully prepare to complete this assessment, complete the following: Review the settings presented in the&nbsp;Assessment 02 Supplement: Protected Health Information [PDF]&nbsp;resource and select one to use as the focus for this assessment. 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