Security measures that are needed to protect the patient health record (PHI)

        During the last meeting, many ideas were shared about emerging trends and information technology (IT) tools used in health care, such as e-mail between the patient and provider, e-prescribing, and computerized physician order entry (CPOE). A department supervisor has asked you to provide a brief summary about information technology tools so that he can share it with his staff that discusses the following: Select 2 security measures that are needed to protect the patient health record (PHI), such as encryption, e-prescribing guidelines, or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines, and describe how these measures are used to protect patient health records.