Case Study
Case Scenario of Natural Disaster
The Privacy and security of patient’s health information is a important challenge and responsibility for every health care organization and a concern for every U.S. citizen. To receive healthcare patients must reveal information that is very personal and often sensitive. Most the patient-physician relationship depends on very high levels of trust at the same time they also trust health care organization, to protect their confidential healthcare information with belief of security and privacy. It is an ethical and legal responsibility for every health care organization to protect patients’ health information and should make a management plan for security and privacy of this confidential health information. “Disasters and security incidents may threaten the organization’s ability to carry out its mission as well as other operational functions. Advance planning and preparation will allow the organization to continue serving its patients and community and ensure the availability of patient protected health information as well as business information”( MHC IS Disaster Recovery Plan, 2006). If access to data is not safe and precise during a natural disaster, there are bound to be many privacy concerns. The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss about the natural disaster case scenario of a small town on the Gulf Coast that was struck by a hurricane and the detailed management plan for the security and privacy of the effected patients’ health care information. The execution and training staff of the management plan and code of conduct are also discussed in the paper.
Natural disasters are known as a natural disaster because it is natural and are unpredictable. Natural disaster can be impact on natural threats like earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones, hurricanes, floods etc. All these natural disasters have had a major effect on health organizations and it is critical to have a disaster plan in place to protect every patient’s
The Privacy and security of patient’s health information is a important challenge and responsibility for every health care organization and a concern for every U.S. citizen. To receive healthcare patients must reveal information that is very personal and often sensitive. Most the patient-physician relationship depends on very high levels of trust at the same time they also trust health care organization, to protect their confidential healthcare information with belief of security and privacy. It is an ethical and legal responsibility for every health care organization to protect patients’ health information and should make a management plan for security and privacy of this confidential health information. “Disasters and security incidents may threaten the organization’s ability to carry out its mission as well as other operational functions. Advance planning and preparation will allow the organization to continue serving its patients and community and ensure the availability of patient protected health information as well as business information”( MHC IS Disaster Recovery Plan, 2006). If access to data is not safe and precise during a natural disaster, there are bound to be many privacy concerns. The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss about the natural disaster case scenario of a small town on the Gulf Coast that was struck by a hurricane and the detailed management plan for the security and privacy of the effected patients’ health care information. The execution and training staff of the management plan and code of conduct are also discussed in the paper.
Natural disasters are known as a natural disaster because it is natural and are unpredictable. Natural disaster can be impact on natural threats like earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones, hurricanes, floods etc. All these natural disasters have had a major effect on health organizations and it is critical to have a disaster plan in place to protect every patient’s