HITECH Webquest Worksheet

Name Tonya Jacobs Course MBG155

Date November 21, 2017
Do some searches on the web to answer the questions below.

Question 1: How did HITECH extend or enhance HIPAA?

Because this Legislation anticipates a massive expansion in the exchange of electronic protected health information
(EPHI) the HITECH act also widens the scope of privacy and security protections available under HIPPA.

Question 2: What rights did it grant to individuals regarding access to their medical
information?
Medical records and billing records about individuals maintained by or for covered health care provider.

Question 3: If an organization experiences a data breach, what must it do under the HITECH
act?
HIPPA privacy and security requirements as well as various state privacy breach notification rules.

Question 4: What does the term willful neglect mean under the act?
Means an act or omission in which a covered enity or business associate knew , or by exercising reasonable diligence
would have known, that the act or omission violated an administrative simplification provision. But in which the covered
entity or business associate did not act with willful neglect.

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