Homework: Healthcare Law Essays.

Review your assigned readings and provide a thorough 5 page overview defining and explaining the multiple aspects and subtitles of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Include an overview of the covered entities that are responsible for adhering to its regulations. Be thorough on titles I and II, but touch upon the remaining titles in summary form. Also discuss the aspects of HIPAA pertaining to access and manipulation of medical records. Research current considerations (because of electronic communications, such as mobile devices) which could require an alteration or expansion of the HIPAA statute. Ensure to discuss electronic health records (EHR) as it relates to HIPAA requirements.

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The paper must also:
• be 5 double spaced pages in length not including the reference section or cover page
• have a final page as a Reference List that is completed APA style
• have an APA cover page including the following:
 Name
 Name of paper
 Instructor’s name
 Name of class
 Date submitted
 Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.