Privacy laws

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Untitled Medical Privacy Law (NAME ) Because of advancement in technology , many industries had made

their performance efficient . One of these industries is the healthcare industry . It utilizes the power of technology to perform well when giving medical service to people . The health care industry had used the power of computer to store medical records that will enhance and improve the storing system of their medical records . These medical records can be classified as private or public . As the name implies , private records can only be accessed by selected people like the physicians and the patients while public records can be accessed by anyone interested on a given medical record . But there are medical records that are private in nature and this leads to the creation of laws that will protect anyone the privacy of their medical records . Because of the issue concerning on the privacy of people information like medical records , the government of America had implemented privacy laws that will protect and preserve each individual 's rights of privacy (Pritts , Hustead Choy , 2002 . One of the laws that were created to protect the medical information is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA ) of 1996 . The said law was limited to only health plans , health care clearinghouses , and health care providers when medical information is accessed electronically "GENERAL OVERVIEW OF STANDARDS FOR PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH INFORMATION " 2003 . Though these medical entities follow the rules and regulation pertaining to the privacy issues on medical information , still there are some problems when it comes in the privacy . One of the drawbacks of the law is that , physicians and other medical staff cannot comply with the rules set by the law . Difficulty in the monitoring of the physicians and medical staff was a problem because there is no assurance that these medical staff comply with the rules . Another is that , the rules are not clearly stated . The information that the health plans , health care clearinghouses , and health care providers is not clearly classified . That is why , there are problems that arise . And lastly , because medical information is stored electronically , any can accessed the s illegally . There are people who have the capability to hack and access the medical s they needed . Because of the drawbacks of the said medical privacy law , remedy must be developed to lessen the problems encountered when the privacy law is implemented . The number one drawback of the medical privacy law is the difficulty in the enforcement and compliance of the medical staffs . The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS ) must have a public education about...