Administrative Ethics Paper
Kerri Love
HCS/335
October 21, 2014
Jennifer Hilkert

Administrative Ethics Paper
Patient privacy is a very important aspect to all businesses within the health care field. Whether businesses like it or not, there are strict guidelines that everyone has to follow regarding patient privacy. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (2014), “the HIPAA Security Rule outlines national standards designed to protect individuals’ electronic protected health information that is created, used, or maintained by a covered entity.” Businesses have to be careful about what they share with their employees through any type of electronic media because it can be saved. It is important to remember that all patient health information is covered under the HIPAA rule and the HIPAA security rule. Both of these rules help protect patients’ privacy whether it is in a file or electronic format. There are many things that could happen if either of these rules is breached. If the information is through electronic medical records, it can easily be stolen if there are not enough guidelines set up to protect the information. Hackers like to be able to hack into the system and steal any information they can. If a business has their information stolen, it is important to make sure they file a grievance and take the necessary steps to render the situation. If they do not make sure they do what they are supposed to do, they can be fined a lot of money regarding each violation. The arguments or facts in this used in this article would be to make sure the company establishes administrative safeguards, physical safeguards, and technical safeguards. Whether it is known or not, phones, tablets, or other electronic devices have different ways that they can store information. Phones and tablets have an internal memory where everything is stored.