?In this presentation we are going to be focusing on the HIPAA laws for the state of Atlanta. ?HIPAA is an act that regulates health care practices ensuring high levels of privacy as well as confidentiality and also enhancing accessibility to care services(Iyer, Levin, Shea & Ashton, (2006). ?We are also going to be looking at the impact of laws in health care, issues of regulation and accreditation as well as regulation trends and issues. ?While looking at the impact that the HIPAA laws has had on the healthcare industry we are going to focus on the challenges as well as the benefits that the laws has brought. 1.Challenges which HIPAA presents on healthcare organizations ?Healthcare research has been made difficult due to withholding od a lot of patient data ?Interference of patient care provision due to lack of freedom to share information between the physicians, ?Additional cost for health care organizations especially legal costs gher cost of operation to ensure compliance ?Apart from the HIPAA laws there are other laws that gove
rn healthcare practices. Laws can either be local, state or federal laws such as affordable care act and their impacts of healthcare include: ?They ensure ethical conduct within the healthcare industry ?They ensure accessibility and affordability of healthcare to the public. ?They help to make sure that quality care services are offered in healthcare facilities. ?Apart from the HIPAA laws there are other laws that govern healthcare practices. Laws can either be local, state or federal laws such as affordable care act and their impacts of healthcare include: ?They ensure ethical conduct within the healthcare industry ?They ensure accessibility and affordability of healthcare to the public. ?They help to make sure that quality care services are offered in healthcare facilities. While looking at the impact that the HIPAA laws has had on the healthcare industry we are going to focus on the challenges as well as the benefits that the laws has brought. Healthcare research has been made difficult due to withholding od a lot of patient data