What does the "Security Rule" not address?

What does the "Security Rule" not address?

• A. Electronic formats of PHI
• B. Non-electronic formats of PHI
• C. Patient engagement strategies
• D. Emergency response guidelines

Answer: (B)

The Security Rule, established under HIPAA, specifically focuses on safeguarding electronic protected health information (ePHI). Its primary goal is to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI, which includes data stored, transmitted, or received in electronic formats. Since the rule is designed to apply to electronic information, it does not address non-electronic formats of protected health information (PHI), such as paper records and oral communications. Therefore, non-electronic formats are outside the scope of the Security Rule, making this the correct answer. By contrast, the other options involve areas that the Security Rule may indirectly relate to or encompass in broader discussions about safeguarding health information and patient care, even if they don't specifically reside under the Security Rule's direct provisions.

The Security Rule, established under HIPAA, specifically focuses on safeguarding electronic protected health information (ePHI). Its primary goal is to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI, which includes data stored, transmitted, or received in electronic formats.

Since the rule is designed to apply to electronic information, it does not address non-electronic formats of protected health information (PHI), such as paper records and oral communications. Therefore, non-electronic formats are outside the scope of the Security Rule, making this the correct answer.

By contrast, the other options involve areas that the Security Rule may indirectly relate to or encompass in broader discussions about safeguarding health information and patient care, even if they don't specifically reside under the Security Rule's direct provisions.