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Confidentiality Laws related to Protecting Sensitive Electronic Health Information

NURS FPX 4040 Assessment 2 Protected Health Information (PHI): Privacy Security and Confidentiality Best Practices

The HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability, and Accountability Act is the law devised under the national action to protect and shield the veracity and privacy of protected health information. This act contains the security and privacy laws and regulations to avoid the disclosure of patients’ private information without their consent and permission. The US Department of Health and Human Services has formulated the Privacy and Security Rules for the protection of health information and violation results in severe punishments including fines (Edemekong, et al, 2022). The main purpose of the establishment of such rules is to protect the patient’s secrecy while permitting the healthcare advisories to improve the quality of patient care by instigating new and modern technologies.