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Summarized the case study, identify the major problems happened in the case, provide a solution for it, and answer the discussion questions? Building a Better MIS-Trap- Case for Chapter 8 Sharon B. Buchbinder Your HSO Ha owned AIDS treatment center tha You are the CEO of a large health services organization (HSO) in ori cilities, home health care services, and every other service dient and outpatient fa inpa patient population has been considered by many to be a model for the rest of th enjoyed an excellent reputation, and your quality of care is known. been very happy in your work, knowing that your HSOvsexe truly need it in a caring and cost-effective manner tion needs. You also have a world-renowned AIDS Your HSO has always in your work, knowing that your HSO provides good care to Your HSO has recently been featured in every media vehicle known to woman, and child in the U.S. and beyond. The reason: someone downloaded th of 4,000 HIV+ patients who had been seen in your world-renowned HIV dlinic and ses the list to newspapers, magazines, and the Internet. every man, nannes You and your board of trustees are completely blown away. The board is furious and wants to fire you. You have been able to convince them that they need to keep you on to fix the HSOs management information system (MIS). Their last words to you were "Yo had better come back with plans for building a better MIS, or you're fired!" You hire a computer security consultant, and she comes into your organization under disguise as a nurse manager to help you determine where the security leak might be. She returns to you in three days with the following report "While I was undercover in your organization for a mere three days, I observed the following breaches in computer security. These are the highlights (or lowlights); " Nurses log in with their passwords, walk away, and leave the system open andup running " Dr. Jones leaves his password taped to the PC on a piece of paper:baut rs are often in areas of high traffic and in rooms without locks; 514

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Patient information must be private and should not share without the patient permission. Federal and state laws say that the patient HIV information should be kept confidential. The HIPPA Act protects the patient health information. Pennsylvania's Act 148 says that the healthcare provider does not share HIV test results without written information.Here the employees violated both laws.

And also borrowing of someone login id and password is against the ethics of healthcare organization. Providing of technology services that access every database in the hospital is against the rule. The committee of the information system should not arrange for the periodical change of passwords.

Organizational leaders must ensure that the fax machine and the printers are kept away from the main areas and it should be under locked.Avoid the use of wi-fi networks in these areas.

This problem can be rectified by changing of the software tool and it can be controlled by CEO. Frequent analysis of system software and the employees who use the software. Make programs for changing passwords on a regular basis. Appoint a software advisors so that information transfer is limited and it avoids opening of data unnecessarily.

The financial penalty is applicable for the employee who violates the HIPPA rule and also termination of the employees. The charge of $1000 to $50000 was allowed to persist. Disclosure of personal health information makes the employee up to 5 years in jail.

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