Title: Research special topics in health information privacy.
Course: Healthcare Information Security (14157-II) > Section: Exploring HIPAA Basics

Research should include identification of special topics, such as

- HIPAA and the FTC Act (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/hipaa-ftc-act/index.html)
- Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/emergency-preparedness/index.html)
- Genetic Information (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/genetic-information/index.html)
- HHS Strengthens Patients’ Right to Access Lab Test Reports (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/clia/index.html)
- Guidance on HIPAA, Same-sex Marriage, and Sharing Information with Patients’ Loved Ones (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/same-sex-marriage/index.html)
- Cloud Computing (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/cloud-computing/index.html)
- HIPAA and the Opioid Crisis-Read How HIPAA Allows Information Sharing to Address the Opioid Crisis (https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hipaa-opioid-crisis.pdf)
- Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/mental-health/index.html)
- Student Immunization (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/student-immunizations/index.html)
- Information is Powerful Medicine: HIV and HIPAA (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/information-is-powerful-medicine/index.html)
- HIPAA Privacy Rule and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/nics/index.html)
- guidelines for the purging of medical records, including dental and chiropractic records, when a healthcare facility closes
- mental health incarceration.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How has cloud computing changed the face of medical care?
- Who owns health information in the cloud?
- What are the major security and privacy challenges of cloud computing?
- What are some special topics under the HIPAA Act?
- Who has the right to decide the disclosure of genetic information?