Protected Health Information (PHI): Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality Best Practices

I believe you have misunderstood the purpose of this assessment. You have written a scholarly paper about privacy, security, confidentiality, and the protection of PHI according to HIPPA guidelines. This to be an update that you will be distributing to staff to explain these concepts to them in brief, evidence-based terms that will be engaging and of interest to them. Your work presents great ideas on what the hospital should to protect PHI but not the actual staff. Think of this in terms of an education handout, no more than 2 pages long, that educates them and gives them guidelines to follow. How can they protect the PHI of a patient in regards to the electronic medical record and also, more importantly, in regard to the use of their personal social media?

Please read my comments below very carefully and let me know if you have any questions at all. Make this update engaging, and yes, even a bit entertaining for your staff. Keep it to 2 pages as anything longer than that will not be read by the hard-working staff member who is short on time for reading.

Best,

Prof. Bowers

Note for Assessment 3: Be sure to clearly include a recommendation based on your research in your conclusion. This is often neglected in this assessment. (This requirement is noted in Criteria 2 and 4 of the scoring guide.)

From your reading what specific features of this technology lead you to recommend its use? Clearly present potential implications of the technology on patient safety and quality of care. Make the recommendations your summary/conclusion paragraph.

RUBRICS

CRITERIA 1

Describe the security, privacy, and confidentially laws related to protecting sensitive electronic health information that govern the interdisciplinary team.COMPETENCY

Describe nurses' and the interdisciplinary team's role in informatics with a focus on electronic health information and patient care technology to support decision making.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not describe the security, privacy, and confidentially laws related to protecting sensitive electronic health information that govern the interdisciplinary team.BASICAttempts to identify the security, privacy, and confidentially laws related to protecting sensitive electronic health information that govern the interdisciplinary team.PROFICIENTDescribes the security, privacy, and confidentially laws related to protecting sensitive electronic health information that govern the interdisciplinary team.DISTINGUISHEDProvides a comprehensive and insightful summary of confidentially laws related to protecting sensitive electronic health information that govern the interdisciplinary team.

COMMENTS:

I did not find a full enough explanation of the security, privacy, and confidentially laws related to protecting sensitive electronic health information that govern the interdisciplinary team. To earn a higher performance score, you need provide a brief, evidence-based definition of each of these terms.

CRITERIA 2

Explain the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to safeguard sensitive electronic health information.COMPETENCY

Describe nurses' and the interdisciplinary team's role in informatics with a focus on electronic health information and patient care technology to support decision making.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not explain the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to safeguard sensitive electronic health information.BASICExplains interdisciplinary collaboration to safeguard sensitive electronic health information, but the explanation lacks detail or is missing critical information.PROFICIENTExplains the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to safeguard sensitive electronic health information.DISTINGUISHEDExplains in detail, and with professional insight, the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to safeguard sensitive electronic health information.

COMMENTS:

You clearly explained the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. For a higher score, are there some real-world examples of evidence-based strategies that you could share?

CRITERIA 3

Identify evidence-based approaches to mitigate risks to patients and health care staff related to sensitive electronic health information.COMPETENCY

Implement evidence-based strategies to effectively manage protected health information.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not identify evidence-based approaches to mitigate risks to patients and health care staff related to sensitive electronic health information.BASICAttempts to identify evidence-based approaches to mitigate risks to patients and health care staff related to sensitive electronic health information; however, omissions and errors exist.PROFICIENTIdentifies evidence-based approaches to mitigate risks to patients and health care staff related to sensitive electronic health information.DISTINGUISHEDIdentifies multiple appropriate and well-researched evidence-based approaches to mitigate risks to patients and health care staff related to sensitive electronic health information.

COMMENTS:

I see where you were heading. Your approaches need to be evidence-based and mitigate risks to patients and health care staff. To earn a higher performance score, provide examples and guidelines in health care regarding protection of sensitive electronic health information and be sure to support your conclusions with current and relevant scholarly resources. 

CRITERIA 4

Develop a professional, effective staff update that educates interprofessional team members about protecting the security, privacy, and confidentiality of patient data, particularly as it pertains to social media usage.COMPETENCY

Implement evidence-based strategies to effectively manage protected health information.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not develop a professional, effective staff update that educates interprofessional team members about protecting the security, privacy, and confidentiality of patient data, particularly as it pertains to social media usage.BASICAttempts to develop a staff update that educates interprofessional team members about protecting the security, privacy, and confidentiality of patient data, particularly as it pertains to social media usage.PROFICIENTDevelops a professional, effective staff update that educates interprofessional team members about protecting the security, privacy, and confidentiality of patient data, particularly as it pertains to social media usage.DISTINGUISHEDDevelops a comprehensive, professional, and effective staff update that educates interprofessional team members about protecting the security, privacy, and confidentiality of patient data, particularly as it pertains to social media usage.

COMMENTS:

You framed it as a regular essay instead of a staff update about protecting the security, privacy, and confidentiality of patient data as it pertains to social media usage. Your staff update needs to be much more comprehensive as it relates to social media. This is actually the heart and soul of this assessment. What evidence-based guidelines can you offer staff to help them protect PHI when using their own personal social media platforms? I have provided some links below to assist you with this. To earn a higher performance score, you need to support your conclusions with current and relevant scholarly resources.

New Principles Guide Nurses in Using Social Media | NurseZone

Social Media Professionalism in the Medical Community - YouTube

Social Media Guidelines for Nurses - YouTube

CRITERIA 5

Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.COMPETENCY

Apply professional, scholarly communication to facilitate use of health information and patient care technologies.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.BASICPartially adheres to APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references. Formatting inhibits effective communication or detracts from good scholarship.PROFICIENTFollows APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references. Academic citations and references are largely error-free.DISTINGUISHEDFollows flawless APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.

COMMENTS:

You applied APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA formatting.  I have noted some inconsistencies in the body of your work for your convenience. Please review additional information about APA at https://academicwriter-apa-org.library.capella.edu/ for help about formatting references.

For website references, the article name should be in italics and the site name should follow that with no italics. Here is a template:

Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL

 

7th edition APA:

Here is a wonderful resource to guide you in formatting your journal references: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_articles_in_periodicals.html

Here is a wonderful resource to guide you in formatting your electronic references: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_electronic_sources.html

Here is a wonderful resource to guide you in formatting your book references: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_books.html

CRITERIA 6

Create a clear, concise, well-organized, and professional staff update that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.COMPETENCY

Apply professional, scholarly communication to facilitate use of health information and patient care technologies.

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not create a clear, concise, well-organized, and professional staff update that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.BASICCreates a staff update that contains errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling that distract from good scholarship. Staff update is more than two pages of content.PROFICIENTCreates a clear, concise, well-organized, and professional staff update that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.DISTINGUISHEDCreates a clear, concise, well-organized, and professional staff update that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Adheres to all applicable disciplinary and scholarly writing standards.

COMMENTS:

Your writing was clear and logical but this is not presented as an update. It is, instead, a scholarly essay. Remember, you will be handing this out to your staff to read during their busy day so keep it to 2 pages not counting the title page and reference page. Make it an engaging read that gives them evidence-based practical advice.

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