Conduct a literature review of current developments in healthcare that impact HIPAA legislation and the application of privacy rules. You will need to review a minimum of 5 scholarly journal articles published within the past 10 years.
*Problem formulation What topic are you going to investigate further? What are the main issues on which you will focus?
*Literature search Find sources relevant to your chosen topic
*Data evaluation Along with the timeliness of the resource (in medical/scientific research, you want to use material from the last five years), consider the following when evaluating your resources:
*Provenance Is the author credible? What are his or her credentials? Did the author use evidence to support his or her findings? What type of evidence did the author use?
*Methodology Were the techniques used in the study appropriate to addressing the research question or problem posed? Was the sample size appropriate? Were the results reported effectively reported and interpreted?
*Objectivity Does the author present an unbiased view or is there prejudice? Does the author ignore contrary data or incorporate it?
*Persuasiveness Was the author convincing in his or her points?
*Value Does the work contribute to the field as a whole?
*Analysis and interpretation Summarize and discuss the findings of your research
