General health care laws and the legal ramifications of health care delivery.

You are a risk management director at a local community hospital. You need to communicate the impacts of recent legislation to patient customer service staff, so they understand how to comply with HIPAA policies and protect patient privacy.

Assignment Directions:

Write a 2-page memo to the customer service staff, including this information:

• Give a summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
• Explain the purpose of why this legislation was enacted
• Demonstrate what an appropriate response would be to someone who is requesting information about reproductive health for the purpose of criminal, civil, or administrative investigation
• Suggest follow-up meetings/information to discuss this topic

Use the resources listed in the “Learn” section of this course, along with these sites as a resource for the content of your memo: 

• HIPAA Privacy Rule Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy: Fact Sheet
• HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy  

Use this template for the format of your memo. Use headings to clearly organize the different sections of your memo.