HIPAA and Security Compliance During Telehealth Consultations
Abstract
Telehealth utilization trend has been estimated to rise by 70 percent according to a report by the American Medical Association. During pre-pandemic times, only five percent of patients utilized telehealth, compared to 25 precent of patients during 2020. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), telehealth refers to the utilization of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical and administrative health care services. Moreover, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare provider entities to observe patients’ data privacy, and security while providing telehealth services. This research in progress aims to investigate the utilization of privacy and security consent protocols, awareness, and healthcare employees’ training as evidence for HIPAA security and privacy compliance during telehealth consultations. The results of this investigation will highlight the challenges to healthcare providers, as well as report the results of feedback obtained from a 30-member expert panel that validated a survey developed in this study. The validation process is critical to ensure internal validity of the survey prior to administrating it to study participants. Moreover, the validation process includes a quantitative survey gathering feedback about the survey items as well as a small team of qualitative method gathering feedback about the survey and research protocol. Subsequently, the validated survey will be provided to small and midsize healthcare clinics in South Florida. Results of this research effort will aid healthcare providers to increase their familiarity with HIPAA privacy and security compliance.
Faculty Sponsors
Dr. Michelle Ramim
Project Type
Event
Location
Alvin Sherman Library
Start Date
4-5-2023 12:00 PM
End Date
4-6-2023 4:00 PM
HIPAA and Security Compliance During Telehealth Consultations
Alvin Sherman Library
Telehealth utilization trend has been estimated to rise by 70 percent according to a report by the American Medical Association. During pre-pandemic times, only five percent of patients utilized telehealth, compared to 25 precent of patients during 2020. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), telehealth refers to the utilization of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical and administrative health care services. Moreover, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare provider entities to observe patients’ data privacy, and security while providing telehealth services. This research in progress aims to investigate the utilization of privacy and security consent protocols, awareness, and healthcare employees’ training as evidence for HIPAA security and privacy compliance during telehealth consultations. The results of this investigation will highlight the challenges to healthcare providers, as well as report the results of feedback obtained from a 30-member expert panel that validated a survey developed in this study. The validation process is critical to ensure internal validity of the survey prior to administrating it to study participants. Moreover, the validation process includes a quantitative survey gathering feedback about the survey items as well as a small team of qualitative method gathering feedback about the survey and research protocol. Subsequently, the validated survey will be provided to small and midsize healthcare clinics in South Florida. Results of this research effort will aid healthcare providers to increase their familiarity with HIPAA privacy and security compliance.
