Additionally, the policy promotes the safe and effective exchange of electronic data within all care facilities, including nursing homes. The government’s concern regarding patients’ data exchange is to ensure the confidentiality of patients’ data against any breach of disclosure. Unauthorized access of patients’ data can lead to identity theft, profiling, and theft of patients’ finances or be used in data mining, among others. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) also ensure that any healthcare organization that breaches patients’ data be held liable and accountable for the loss (Iyiewuare et al., 2018). Healthcare organizations that include nursing homes must put all adequate measures to protect patient data.
Slide 5: ii) Medicare and Medicaid
The second policy that significantly influences the care coordination not only in nursing homes but also in other healthcare facilities is Medicare. Medicare and Medicaid provide