In this assignment, you will continue to put yourself in a Privacy Officer role

In this assignment, you will continue to put yourself in a Privacy Officer role as you develop a contingency plan. There are several parts to a contingency plan that are required by HIPAA Security Rule (45 CFR 164.308(a)(7) that must be included to secure ePHI:
-Risk assessment and analysis (in your course project)
-Downtime and contingency planning
-Data backup
-Disaster recovery
-Emergency mode of operation
For this assignment, you must write a 1-page document including the elements shown above. Explain what will happen during downtime and what is the contingency plan for the health information department. Next, include how data backup will take place. Keep in mind that data backup could already be a part of daily operations. If so, include a descriiption of the backup process and how employees can access data during emergency operations. Your plan should also include how the health information department will recover. How will the department return to normal operations following the emergency or disaster? Lastly, explain what will happen with data collection during the emergency mode of operation. For example, how will the newly collected information be protected? What happens to employees (how do employees report to work? What is the impact on the core processes (explain a minimum of 3 functions; data analysis, release of information, coding, etc.)?
Cover page—include who you prepared the paper for, who prepared it, and the date.
Use headers on your submission (which can be consistent with the items identified above). Headings will help with organizing the information and make it easier to read and identify items as completed.
References—use the citation format as specified in the Syllabus.
Follow the APA Guidelines for citing your references in the content on and the reference page.