Assignment:
• Explain why health IT privacy and security standards are important.
• What individual and/or groups are accountable for maintaining patient privacy? Who is responsible for health system security?
• What are two important considerations when assessing the security of a health IT system?
• What government regulations guide those decisions?
• Name and describe two safeguards utilized for system security.
Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week's Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate.