Individual Rights
As the new HIPAA privacy officer at General Hospital, you are asked to audit a number of forms to ensure they are HIPAA-compliant. During your review, you notice that there are several discrepancies in the General Hospital’s use of the patient authorization and consent forms. You discover that patients were denied access to requests for psychotherapy notes.
Analyze the facility’s legal responsibilities to the patient.
Include the following aspects in the discussion:
Describe the need for continuous auditing practices for covered entities.
Explain why psychotherapy notes are provided additional privacy protections.
Research the legal ramifications of failing to protect patient individual rights.
Discuss the specific steps you would take to rectify the discrepancies found in your audit of the authorization and consent forms.
Respond to your peers’ posts.
Cite any references. Use proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling at all times. Copying and pasting is not allowed. Always use your own words.
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