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Health information management is a critical part of today’s healthcare delivery system and provides the maintenance of health records in healthcare facilities. The roles and responsibilities of health information management is becoming more and more important as the transition to electronic health records takes place. The role that I believe is most important is protecting all patient data with cybersecurity due to records being kept in an electronic system that is used at a nationwide level. The cybersecurity falls into the area of HIPPA. The HIPAA security rule is a large safeguard for electronic health records. The government states that the HIPAA security rule "establishes national standards to protect individuals' electronic personal health information that is created, received, used or maintained by a covered entity" (Scholastica, 2017). 

To implement security and safety of patient information, I would set in place certain steps/rules. Those being to never share login credentials with anyone, no matter what authorization or clearance they may have, always log off your computer when you step away or stop using it, properly dispose of any printed information you do not need - do not leave sensitive patient records laying in plain sight, and do not open any suspicious emails or attachments. While some malware can spread between networks, many scams occur from email attachments. Be on the lookout for emails asking you to click on links, download files or provide personal or company data. Even if the source seems to be from your company, always double check.

References:

Scholastica, T. C. of S. (2017, September 11). How health information management roles are crucial to healthcare cybersecurity. Retrieved from http://www.css.edu/the-sentinel-blog/why-health-information-management-roles-are-crucial-to-healthcare-cybersecurity.html