• Examine the emergence of technology and electronic health systems in health care since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Provide an analysis of the current trends in health care record keeping and charting as they relate to advancements in technology.
• Assess ways in which contemporary patient records systems can support health care operations, including privacy, quality patient care delivery, insurance and cost administration, and records access and retention.

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Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA in 1996 technology and electronic health systems have significantly transformed healthcare record keeping and chartin... View the full answer