Read the scenario below and then respond to the questions that follow. You leav

Read the scenario below and then respond to the questions that follow.
You leave your computer to go to lunch. As you step away from the computer, your coworker
Jeremy, gets on the same computer. Upon returning from lunch, you notice that you did not
properly log off the system, and someone accessed a patient’s chart through your log-in ID.
This particular patient’s chart was not your patient and you have no reason to access this
chart. You notice the patient is a young female, age 24 years. Later that day, in the break
room, you overhear a conversation between two staff members who observed Jeremy being
“very friendly with a young female patient this morning,” and commenting that Jeremy has
been carrying on personal conversations with female patients, even when they are not
assigned to him. You begin to suspect Jeremy may have accessed this patient’s chart for
personal reasons.
1. Identify specific HIPAA provisions that may have been violated. Describe how/why the
violations occurred.
2. If there is a HIPAA violation, are you liable? Is Jeremy? Why or why not?
3. What should you do now?
4. Does this violate the ethical guidelines for your profession or your future profession if you are
not currently working in healthcare? Why or why not? If it does, please include the specific
ethical guidelines that were violated.
At the bottom of the page, please provide references in APA format. Within the text of your
answers, please use in-text citations for paraphrased and quoted material.
Writing Mechanics
• Proofread and correct all errors in capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
• Follow APA formatting guidelines. PLEASE REFERENCE THIS TEXT BOOK: Medical Law and Ethics, 6th Edition; BF Fremgen; Pearson, 2019