devry HIM370 all week discussions

Week 1 discussion

Privacy and Security Officer (graded)

Compare and contrast the difference between the Privacy, Security, and Compliance Officer.

HIPAA (graded)

What was the intent behind HIPAA?

Week 2 disn

Notice of Privacy Practices (graded)

What patient rights are identified in a Notice of Privacy Practices? Which right under HIPAA do you consider the most important?

HIPAA Privacy Rule (graded)

Our tutorial this week discusses PHI, PII, and DII. What are the differences between the three, and when might you use them?

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Week 3

Policies and Procedures (graded)

What are policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines? When might you use policies, procedures, standards, or guidelines?

Enforcement (graded)

Within the organization, who should be responsible for enforcing policies? Should this be an individual or a team?

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Week 4

Risk Assessment and Analysis (graded)

Define a risk assessment and a risk analysis. What are the benefits of both to the organization?

Organizational Threats (graded)

Of the three organizational threats, natural, human, and environmental, what is the most common threat, and why?

Week 5

Securing Information (graded)

What critical elements should be included on a checklist for securing information? How might you ensure that the organization is in compliance with the checklist?

Compliance (graded)

How frequently should a compliance audit of a healthcare organization be completed? Who should conduct the audits?

Week 6

Security & Privacy Complaints & Incidents (graded)

What is the difference between a breech, a complaint, and an incident? Provide an example for each.

Contingency Planning (graded)

What is the difference between a disaster recovery plan and a contingency plan? When might you use a disaster recovery plan versus a contingency plan?

Week 7 discussion

Learning Styles (graded)

What are the different learning types, and how might they impact the types of privacy and security training that an organization provides?

Educating, Training, & Creating Awareness (graded)

Compare and contrast the differences between two of the following: training, education, and awareness. In your opinion, which is more effective and why?