HIPAA and PACS

Paper Summary:

This paper takes a look at the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the personal access communication system (PACS) and discusses how they relate to each other.
The paper presents a detailed examination of the HIPAA act and the PACS program to determine whether they collide or coincide with each other.

Outline:
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
Hypothesis
Discussion Through Literature
Collide or Coincide
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The first indicator that PACS dovetails with HIPAA is the need for passwords and various codes to get into the system and maneuver around its components. When PACS is first installed there is a training period in which those who will be working with the medical imaging department will be trained in how to use passwords and codes to open and enter the system. In addition, many hospitals and other medical facilities have opted to change and rotate passwords on a frequent basis thereby reducing even further the chance that the information contained within the storage area of the system will be accessible by a hacker. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Gater, Laura (2004) PACS integration and work flow.(CE Directed Reading) From: Radiologic Technology
• Glaser, John (2001) HIPAA will be helpful. Modern Healthcare
• Kywi, Alberto (2005) PACS is a crowd-pleaser in healthcare:
• McLURE, MARCIA L.(2000) HIPAA Brings New Requirements, New Opportunities. Healthcare Financial Management
• Rogoski, Richard R.(2004) Drivers and outcomes of PACS:

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