Privacy and Confidentiality a) What is HIPAA? a.i) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a multifaceted piece of legislation that covered these three areas: 1)Insurance portability‚ 2) Fraud enforcement (accountability) and 3) Administrative Simplification (reduction in health care costs). HIPAA was enacted to improve the efficiency and efficacy of the healthcare system. a.ii) Title I and Title II of HIPAA protection and provisions. 2) HIPAA Confidentiality and Privacy
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University NRS-437V-O102 1. Explain the ethical implications of a breach of confidentiality. The ethical consequences of a breach of confidentiality can actually have a considerable effect on both the patient and the nurse and create ethical dilemmas. Information disclosure can occasion problems on a legal‚ professional and personal level (Marquis & Huston‚ 2009). In nursing‚ the ethical requirement for confidentiality is very important‚ because of the need to set up mutual trust between patients
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Running head: Truth Telling‚ Privacy‚ and Confidentiality Truth Telling‚ Privacy‚ and Confidentiality Georgetown University Bioethics in Nursing (NURO 518) Abstract Truth telling‚ privacy and confidentiality are critical aspects of care in the medical field. Establishing an effective nurse-patient relationship is key to an effective plan of care. Situations often arise where ethical considerations have to be made. This case study involves a patient by the name of David Collins. It brings
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The Importance of Confidentiality in the Medical Field Most jobs have a confidentiality policy. In the medical field‚ confidentiality is extremely important. If the wrong person were to gain access to someone’s medical records‚ they could use that against them. It can potentially harm that person’s personal life. Keeping a patient’s information and medical records confidential is a must. The importance of confidentiality stressed in HIPAA and HITECH act protects the integrity of medical facilities
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1.Research counseling confidentiality and ethics statements/guidelines given to clients. Craft one that you would give to new clients. Why did you include what you did? Submit your finished document with a summary of your choices in the online classroom. “Counselor confidentiality is a term used to describe the responsibility of a therapist or counselor to hold any proprietary or personal information supplied by a patient in the strictest of confidence” (wisegeek.com). New clients arriving at my
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Confidentiality is very important in a medical office. Ethics alone is a major reason why employees should value patients’ private information. Breaching of confidential communication is considered violating HIPAA‚ which can lead to paying fines. There are policies that restrict office workers from releasing information. You also can make sure you have the proper authorization to release information. There are some situations where you have to release information‚ such as: a suspect in a criminal
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CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS Jennifer Sherwood Kaplan University CM107 December 16‚ 2013 Confidentiality Rules Upon arriving at a new physician’s office a patient is given a clipboard with several papers on it‚ and is told to fill it out and return to receptionist when finished. What are all these papers‚ and why do they need to be filled out? These are actually very important to the care that the patient will receive. Every time a patient is seen by health care professional
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Among the many administrative responsibilities that a medical assistant has‚ patient confidentiality is one of the most crucial aspects of working in a hospital or clinic. In the scenario presented for this assignment‚ an employee sees a fellow assistant looking at the medical record of a patient who has recently been on the news for accused child abuse. Upon inquiry‚ the assistant claims that they must have opened the wrong file – their hesitant reaction to being questioned is an indication of disingenuous
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Client Confidentiality and Ethics In the Work Place Carolyn Bennett HHS 435 Cont Issues‚ Trends‚ Health Law Ethics in H & HS Katrina Taylor-Springs 08/18/2014 In the paper below I am going to discuss the subject of Client Confidentiality and Ethics. As a Human Resource Professional you should be able to practice all confidentially and ethics in all places. As a manager a person should be able to control the confidentiality and ethics in the company that they work for. Without
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Assignment 2: Individual Assignment Essay Issue One: Breaching Confidentiality in Counseling Minors Before we move into the topic‚ we want to explore the issue of confidentiality in counseling. This is applicable to not just minors but also all age groups‚ religions‚ cultures and genders. Remley (1985) stated that confidentiality is an ethical standard that is a rule of practice set forth by a profession. The American Counseling Association’s (ACA) Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice require
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