NU 205 Fundamentals / HIPAA Resources: Searching Your Topic

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Your search results are only as good as the terms you choose to research your topic.  Listed below are some suggested search terms that can be combined in a multitude of ways to retrieve relevant information. ( Remember to use quotes around phrases when searching online to keep the words together - e.g., "electronic health records".)

Terms related to healthcare information:

EHR, electronic health records, healthcare data, medical records, 

Terms related to security:

Security, cybersecurity, confidentiality, protected information, HIPAA, 

Other related terms:

Legal consequences, violations, failure to protect, breach OR breaches, 

Searching for literature on HIPAA can be challenging!   One suggestion to help - identify some keywords that are commonly used in the literature on HIPAA.  Listed below are some terms you could try searching using the Health Sciences Databases recommended on the HOME page of this Help Guide. 

Remember: 

1. to put quotes around phrases to keep the words together , e.g., "electronic health records." 
2. Use parentheses to keep strings of synonymous keywords together, e.g., (EHR or "electronic health records"). 

Identify concepts.  Choose keywords to describe each concept.  Combine your concept keywords.

If you are still having trouble finding relevant articles, please make an appointment with a librarian!

Relevant search terms include:

Data privacy -- or --  health information privacy

Data security -- or -- health information security

electronic protected health information - e-PHI

electronic health records - EHR  

protected health information - PHI

HIPAA Privacy Rule

HIPAA compliance

HIPAA Security Rule

HIPAA data security

mobile data security

HITECH Act of 2009

compliance

security -- OR -- confidentiality -- OR -- cybersecurity

covered entities - OR -- health plans --OR -- health care institutions --OR -- health care providers -- OR -- health care clearinghouses

legal consequences - OR -- breach or breaches -- OR --  failure to protect -- OR -- careless handling - OR -- violations