APA Health Care and Life Sciences

Individual project 2

There are many 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). Write a paper of at least 2 pages, not including title page, abstract page, and reference page that discusses the following:

Describe the guidelines for electronic e-mail in health care.What types of e-mails are used in a health care setting? Examples include the following: Patient to providerProvider to provider List any security measures that are needed to protect the patient health record (PHI), such as encryption, e-prescribing guidelines, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines. 

Be sure to support your information by citing at least 2 references using APA format.