Health Care Information Systems Terms

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Health Care Information Systems Terms

Define the following terms. Your definitions must be in your own words; do not copy them from the textbook.

After you have defined each term in your own words, describe in 40 to 60 words the health care setting in which each term would be applied. Utilize a minimum of two research sources to support your claims—one from the University Library and the other from the textbook. Be sure to cite your sources in the References section consistent with APA guidelines.

|Term |Definition |How Used in Healthcare |

|Health Insurance Portability and |HIPAA was put in place to maintain |The health care setting in which HIPPA will|

|Accountability Act (HIPAA) |disclosure of medical records which |be used is all healthcare settings, such as|

| |includes maintaining privacy rules on |hospitals, clinics, pharmacy, insurances |

| |disclosure of patient information and |and HMO’S. |

| |identity. Privacy and security needs to be |All healthcare professionals must obey all |

| |maintained in other to protect the services|HIPPA rules and regulations to avoid |

| |of patients, reducing ethics violations, |penalties (Mir 2011). Privacy and security |

| |sustaining corporate integrity as well as |needs to be maintained in other to protect |

| |to increase patient satisfaction. |the services of patients, reducing ethics |

| | |violations,...