Information System Implementation

Information System Implementation

No Plagarism and rewording

Find 2 case studies that examine an information systems implementation that was affected at least in part by a need to comply with a federal law or regulation.Use the same law or regulation in both case studies.In 2-3 pages: double spacing in APA format

1.Describe the law or regulation in general terms

2.Describe what the system engineers did differently that enabled the organization to show compliance with the subject law or regulation
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Information System Implementation

When a government passes new regulations, the new regulations come with a raft of measures on what companies are required to abide by to comply with the rules. According to Powner (2008), the government can voluntarily partner with organizations to implement laws or make it mandatory for companies to comply with the requirements. In the US, the federal government has identified some key areas which deal with computerized information which have to be regulated (Luthy & Forcht, 2006). These key areas are banking, telecommunications, and healthcare. These sectors depend on computer infrastructure significantly, and they are usually controlled by the private sector and therefore the need to regulate them to protect the information of citizens. In this paper, I am analyzing case studies of the implementation of information systems concerning the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Description of the Regulation

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal regulation of 1996 which required all hospitals to safeguard patient data. This legislation protects…

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