While working in the Health Information Management department, you received a phone call from a grocery store. The grocery store had received a fax from the HIM department which contained a patient’s personal health information indicating that the patient had a communicable disease. Upon further research, you discover that the information received at the store was an automated fax from the facility’s EHR system and was supposed to go to the patient’s PHR and the state health department.There are two parts to this assignment:Create a ChecklistCreate a Policy/ProcedureSteps:Review the HIPAA privacy rule, state and local regulations, and other privacy policies that would relate to this issue.Review the video on Breaches. https://youtu.be/gKX9-EHSodgCreate a checklist of steps to resolve this privacy issue based on your reviews. Be sure to include all parties involved in the issue (grocery store, patient, HIM department, IT department, and others). Include how the issue should be reported, to whom, and any possible fines/punishments. Think about different technologies involved: EHR’s, PHR’s, HIE’s, portals, telehealth, and don’t forget any standards. Your checklist should include at least 25 different items.Create a policy and procedure which outlines audit techniques and principles to validate authorized access to a patient’s personal health information.Submit your checklist and policy/procedure for grading.Format your assignment using APA guidelines including citations and references.
