Step 1: Read the Week 2 Discussion Overview Below

Ultimate General Medical Center is creating a steering committee that will be responsible for ensuring the hospital and the staff comply with the HIPAA privacy rule. You have been tasked with evaluating the pool of staff available for appropriateness to sit on the committee.

Respond to the following prompts in your initial post:

1. What departments should be represented on the steering committee?
2. Why did you choose those departments?
3. What policies and procedures might the steering committee create to enforce the HIPAA privacy rule?

1. Why is it so important for the medical center to comply with the HIPAA privacy rule?
2. What penalties can be placed on a medical center that does not follow the HIPAA privacy rule?
3. Reflect and share a meaningful connection (personal or professional) to a classmates' or instructor's response.