You are the information security officer for a fictitious hospital or healthcare facility. Create a presentation for your facility’s board of trustees explaining the components of a healthcare information security program and why having such a program is important to the facility.
Your presentation should include the following slides:
Introduction
Components of a healthcare information security program (this may be more than 1 slide)
Importance of a comprehensive information security program, including references to HIPAA, HITECH, your state’s information security regulations, and industry best practices (this also may be more than one slide)
How to strike a balance between the need for information security and the cost of these security measures (this also may be more than one slide)
Summary
The complete presentation should be 7-10 slides and each slide should contain no more than 3-5 bullet points. Use the Notes portion of each slide to write out the text of your presentation, providing a detailed explanation of each bullet point.
Course Outcomes:
4. Design healthcare information systems to improve patient safety, process improvement, and decision support.
5. Evaluate current legislative and financial incentives and requirements for using health information systems.
6. Determine how healthcare information systems and technology influence healthcare practices and priorities.
7. Explore legal and ethical issues related to implementing and using health information systems.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the components and importance of a healthcare information security program.
2. Justify the cost of security measures.
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