HMGT 372 Assignment: Violation of HIPAA Confidentiality

Assignment #1: Management Tools for Health Care Organizations to Comply with Patient's Legal Rights

TOPIC: Violation of HIPAA - confidentiality

Instructions

Identify two specific legal obligations that a specific health service organization has to its patients and

then write a paper discussing all the areas listed in the outline following this subject list.  Include a

cover page and a list of references at the end of the paper.  Paper will be double spaced and be

approximately 4-5 pages in 12 point New Times Roman font.

Note: Outline:  Must use the underlined headings from the outline below in your paper and the paper

must be in narrative form not outline or bullet format. 5% penalty deducted from paper if underlined

headings not used in your paper. Paper must be in narrative format not outline or bullets. 

Title Page:

Include a cover page [not counted as a page] which should have student name and title of your paper [Provide a short name for the legal responsibility the specific health care organization has for one type of patient right in a specific setting ] 

OUTLINE:

 1. Official Title of the Law or Laws: 

State the official title of the federal and/or state law, the statute and section number. 

Must be either a federal statute or state statute and you must cite both if applicable.

Thus if there is both a federal and state law that covers your subject picked then you must cite both.

Do not assume that there is just a federal and or state law. In most cases there is both a federal and state law.

You must use the laws cited in this section throughout the rest of the paper.

Health Care Organization’s Obligations to meet Patients’ Legal Rights:

 Describe in detail two specific legal obligations, required by the federal and or state

law, that a health care organization owes to its patients.  Include the specific law citation that describes

the patient’s rights.  Use in-text citations for all statistical references.

Consequences for Non-Compliance:

First, discuss in general the civil and criminal consequences from either the federal and or state law.

 List the two legal obligations from the previous section, then discuss two (2) specific consequences from

the federal and or state law, one consequence for each legal obligation, for the organizations’ non-compliance.

Then for each consequence you must research and discuss one relevant real life case. In other words, you must

discuss one (1) consequence for each legal obligation and have one real life researched case for each consequence.

 See outline below. Cases must be found via the internet or print media or from personal real life experiences. 

In other words, what would happen if the organization neglected to meet its obligations to its patients?

Be specific. Provide the specific Federal and or state law citations to back up your claim of the consequences. 

 Provide link to source of information.

1)     Legal obligation 1 

• One specific consequence  
• One real life case

2)     Legal obligation 2 

• One specific consequence  
• One real life case
•  

4    Health Service Organization Management Actions to meet Legal Obligations for Patients’ Rights:

Describe in detail three (3) specific management actions, within your control as a health care

 manager that you would institute, to ensure the health care organization complies with its

obligations to protect the patients’ rights. Be specific as to each management action you would

 personally institute and why. No general comments.  These actions may include specific uses

of technology, procedures, human resource training, and other management tools. 

5    Conclusion: Summary of your findings above.

Reference List [APA Format]