Reference no: EM133694616
Assignment:
Instructions Resources Article file attached - Breach Alert! Improper Disposal of Patient Records Risks Patient Privacy Instructions
1. Read the following article Breach Alert! Improper Disposal of Patient Records Risks Patient Privacy
2. Identify five (5) retention and destruction best practices that DaVita could have implemented to avoid the improper disposal of medical records.
Possible Answers Note: Reference Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach from AHIMA Press. (pages 206-208 in the 6th edition, pages 270-271 in the 6th edition)
(1) Develop a facility retention policy in accordance with HIPAA, Joint Commission, Medicare CoPs, and Missouri's state law.
(2) Include a description of how patient records will be destroyed
(3) Develop a facility destruction policy in accordance with HIPAA, Joint Commission, Medicare CoPs, and Missouri's state law that describes how patient records will be destroyed.
(4) Because paper records were found, the facility should have used one of the following methods to destroy paper records - burning, shredding, pulping, or pulverizing (4) Develop and maintain a destruction log that lists the records destroyed, a description of each record, the method used to destroy the records, and a statement signed by the individuals supervising and witnessing the process.
(5) Develop a Business Associate (BA) vendor agreement that outlines the BA's responsibility to document the time between the receipt of and the disposal of the records along with the safeguards in place to protect against any breach of privacy or security.
(6) Review of the Business Associate Agreement (BAA) annually to ensure it reflect the most current relationships with your business associates.
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