Title: Discuss legal issues in medicine.
Course: Health Informatics (14157-I) > Section: Describing the History of Health Information Technology (IT) in the United States

Discussion should include, but not be limited to,

- the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
- privacy
- confidentiality
- secure messaging
- medical malpractice
- tort reform.

The following document from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights provides guidance regarding methods for de-identification of protected health information in accordance with the HIPAA privacy rule: Guidance on De-Identification of Protected Health Information (https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/coveredentities/De-identification/hhs_deid_guidance.pdf).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is HIPAA?
- When was HIPAA enacted?
- Who must comply with HIPAA?
- What is protected health information (PHI)?
- What is de-identification of PHI?
- What are possible ramifications of confidentiality breaches?