Answer the following

1. Why do you think HIPAA was created and made into law? How does it help protect patients? What are some problems that you see with HIPAA?

2. In what ways does the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) impact health care facility management?

3. Health executives have a code of ethics and policy statements which guide their behavior. Examine one of the policy statements provided by ACHE.org and comment on how this code may differ in nature than the health care provider codes. Be specific. Do you see any ethical issues emerging out of health care reform yet are not consider in the ACHE documents?

(Standards for Ethical Behavior Among Health Care Executives- http://www.ache.org/ABT_ACHE/code.cfm)