Introduction to Privacy, Security and Confidentiality

Complete the questions on The Introduction to Privacy Activity Document and answer the following questions.
1. Write a procedure based on a topic within the privacy or security regulations.
2. List five data elements that should be included in the user access audit trail.
3. Provide a list of five recommended audits for the security officer to run routinely. Explain what the security officer should look for in each of the audits.
4. Develop an outline of topics to include in an educational presentation for employees on privacy, security, and confidentiality. Include enough detail that a PowerPoint presentation can easily be developed from this outline.

Scenario Questions from the document:
Daisha Estrada is in the clinic today. While you are escorting another patient, an 85-year-old woman, out to the waiting room, you and the patient overhear the lab tech and another nurse talking about Daishas lab results. They are discussing her vaginal smear coming back positive for gonorrhea. As you are escorting the elderly woman out to the waiting room she asks if gonorrhea is contagious. Those two ladies in the hall were talking about having to report that womans lab result to the CDC. Wouldnt you only be contacting the CDC if it were seriouscan I get it from being here today?

1. Go to the following website, www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001929.htm , and read about the purpose of reporting certain diseases and illnesses to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Explain how the Privacy Rule applies to reporting to the CDC?
2. Describe what the healthcare workers did wrong in the short scenario provided.
3. Describe what the healthcare workers should have done differently. What would be the most appropriate action to take when wanting to discuss a patients health status in a place such as the clinic?
4. What information is protected by Federal Law?

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