Assignment 2 Designing HIPAA Technical Safeguards for a Healthcare Clinic

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Assignment 2: Designing HIPAA Technical Safeguards for a Healthcare Clinic

CIS 349 – Information Technology Audit and Control

Assignment 2: Designing HIPAA Technical Safeguards for a Healthcare Clinic

Imagine you are an Information Security consultant for a small healthcare clinic. The clinic has

electronic health records (EHRs) for patients, and they need to ensure compliance with the

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Write a three to five-page paper

and explain why you suggested each method.

4. Analyze how patient data is transmitted within the clinic and identify techniques that may be

used to provide transmission security safeguards.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides;

citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any

additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name,

the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required

assignment page length.

using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Clickhereto view the grading rubric.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and

language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 50 Assignment 2: Designing HIPAA Technical Safeguards for a Healthcare Clinic