Health Care Information 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 | This was a federal law placed to protect |HIPAA is used to safeguard and protect |

|Accountability Act (HIPAA) |patient information. |patient information and without the use of |

| | |HIPAA, private patient information could be|

| | |exposed. HIPAA is critical because it could|

| | |have an effect on health care workers, |

| | |patients and the health care facility as |

| | |well. Violation of HIPAA laws could cause a|

| | |health care worker to lose their job, it |

| | |could violate a patient’s rights, and it |

| | |could damage...