Health Insurance Portability Act

Illegal Activity and behavior can causes harm to patients and others. Criminal conduct can take place when someone has performed not permitted by law or not performed an act required by law. There are many cases of crimes such as murder, manslaughter, burglary, robbery, assault and battery, the list goes on. In medical facility, patients have the right to keep medical records confidential. Disclosing patient health information is an violation of HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and fines and criminal penalties can be imposed. Providers have an affirmative duty to patients and when failing to uphold their responsibilities to patients the provider could be held liable for damages. Medical office professionals can be
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA passed in 1996. This law ensures rights to protect patient’s confidentiality and the rights of employees leaving there jobs. Patients have the right to their personal health information as well as keeping this information confidential. HIPAA Privacy Rule Title 1 provides protection for patient’s personal health information. Covered entity’s must obtain a written consent from the patient to share medical information with an outside business. Any complaints should be filed with the Department of Health and Human services. In some cases, medical offices have to report individual medical records without written consent or authorization from the patient. Providers are required to report any infectious diseases such as HIV or measles, to prevent any spread of such disease. In this case, patients privacy is out weighed to protect the public. Providers are required to report diseases to the local health
A provider should have a special relationship with patient’s and owe a duty of care to the patients that should not be breached. If the provider fails to provide responsibility to the patient, he or she could be liable for damages. If the provider knows their patient has an abnormal test result, their duty to the patient is to let the patient know and treat any treatable illnesses. If provider misconduct is shown, it is required that it be reported to a practice administrator, office manager or even another provider. Office staff misconduct is an improper and illegal act. A medical professional’s duty is to its patients. If a medical professional notices provider misconduct, they are required to report the incident. After all, the well being of the patient come first. Office staff misconduct needs to be reported to the practice administrator, security, office manager, or office