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Case Study 1: HIPAA, CIA, and Safeguards
Due Week 2 and worth 120 points
This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a written paper and a PowerPoint presentation.
You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label
each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for.
Health Information Technology (HIT) is a growing field within health services organizations
today; additionally, health information security is a major concern among health organizations,
as they are required to maintain the security and privacy of health information. The
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides extensive information about the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Visit the HHS Website, at
www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy, for more information about HIPAA requirements. In March 2012, the
HHS settled a HIPAA case with the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) for $1.5 million.
Read more about this case at
www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/examples/bcbstagrmnt.html. As an IT security
manager at a regional health services organization, your CIO has asked for the following: an
analysis of this incident, an overview of the HIPAA security requirements necessary to prevent
this type of an incident, and a briefing for management on the minimum security requirements
to be HIPAA complaint.