Protected Health Information
You are a health information professional working at a health information department at a major surgical center in a large Northwest city. The surgical center has entered into an agreement with ScannerX company, a company that provides large-scale scanning services of paper materials. You have been asked to work with the lead project manager from ScannerX in scanning paper-based protected health information into a digital format.
Analyze whether ScannerX is a business partner (associate) of the surgical center.
Include the following aspects in the discussion:
Explain the term Protected Health Information (PHI).
Describe the difference between electronic, paper, and oral PHI.
Research the minimum necessary requirements by HIPAA.
Discuss what policies and procedures should be put in place to ensure that minimum requirements are met.
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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