Question

How would HIPAA affect you as an administrator in a hospital?

Answer 1

Ans) Arguably, the greatest benefits of HIPAA are for patients. HIPAA is important because it ensures healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and business associates of HIPAA-covered entities must implement multiple safeguards to protect sensitive personal and health information.

- However, there are often questions and concerns in how HIPAA regulations tie into certain judicial or administrative proceedings.

For example, if there is a subpoena or search warrant issued to a hospital, is that organization obligated to supply the information? What if the information being sought qualifies as PHI? Can covered entities be held accountable if they release certain information, and then that data falls into unauthorized individuals’ control?

Hence it would affect in the administration.