This is significant, because it shows many of the different challenges that are being faced, within the industry because of these new changes. Harman, L. (2005). HIPPA a Few Years Later. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. Vol. 10 No.2 http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume102005/No2May05/tpc27_216018.aspx

In this article, the author talks about the overall impact that the new law has had on health care organizations. Where, they found that it complicates the structure of the organization. This is because the various privacy / security aspects of the law must be incorporated into a number of other hospital protocols including: employee training, disaster planning, patient identifiers and possible research that could be undertaken. As a result, the author found that costs increase dramatically at health care organizations. This is significant because it can be used to corroborate what other research is showing, as to the total operational and financial impact on the organization.

Johnston, a. (2008). Information Policy Compliance in the Healthcare Industry. Information Management and Computer Security. 16, 5 -- 19.

In this article, researchers were attempting to identify how the organization itself could have an impact upon HIPPA regulations. To determine the overall effects, they surveyed 800 different health professionals at a variety of organizations. The results were: that the attitude from administrators / upper management will have an affect upon the organization itself. This is because the overall positive or negative emotions tied to the new regulations, would have an effect on the staff. This is significant, because it can be used to establish that the culture of the health organization would determine how effectively the rules were enforced, based upon the overall positive / negative emotions surrounding the change.

Flores, J. (2005). HIPPA: Past, Present and Future Implications for Nurses. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. Vol. 10 No. 2 http://cms.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume102005/No2May05/tpc27_416020.aspx

In this article, the author discusses how HIPPA is increasing costs for: the individual and the health organization. Where, the results were that it does provide an added level of protection, yet many health organizations have trouble implementing some provisions. Where, they have found that the rules surrounding...

Then when you combine with easy accessibility, means that they have to provide an added layer of protection. This is problematic; because many organizations are provided with general guidelines, yet do not have effective procedures for adapting to changes in the real world.
Clearly, HIPPA has had a negative impact upon health care industry. Where, it has essentially allowed the government to micromanage how: patient information is stored and protected. While, the idea was a noble one, the fact of the matter is that the creation of the different regulations; meant that health care providers would have to spend more on the protection of patient information. As a result, this had caused the total amount of health care costs to increase, because specialized staff / departments are necessary to deal with these different regulations. Over the course of time, this has had a negative impact upon the heath care industry.

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