HIPAA

  Address the following items in a PowerPoint presentation: What is the intent and purpose of HIPAA? Explain the concept of Protected Health Information (PHI). What impact can the breach of PHI have on patients/consumers? What are ethical considerations? Be sure and mention specific ethical principles. Explain HIPAA’s allowance for the release of some PHI without consent. In Byrne v. Avery Center for Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C., the Connecticut State Supreme Court found that health care organizations could be found liable for the unauthorized release of private health information. While this was a decision in Connecticut, why is this decision relevant for your health organization?