How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process HIV and AIDS information is more sensitive than other types of health conditions because patients actually do not seek medical attention for fear of breach in confidentiality. This fear directly affects their health because they are not seeking treatment for the illness they have. Organizations involved with HIV care are aware of the need to protect confidentiality of those individuals receiving services. Accordingly‚ HIPAA has put
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professionals face with regards to the implications of consent ‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patients confidentiality. The legal implications of the case scenario will also be discussed with relation to the breach of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act 1998 can conflict with other pieces of legislation to protect patient’s rights to their confidentiality being maintained. It will also identify the consequences’ of non –disclosure with the potential harms of disclosure without
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critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health and social care practitioner’s encounter with regards to: implications of consent‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patient confidentiality. The legal aspects of the scenario will be discussed in relation to the breaching of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act (1998) can conflict with other legislation intended to protect patient’s rights. In addition it will identify the consequences of non-disclosure in comparison
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are: * Regular absenteesm by Ms Philander * Poor performance which has affected productivity * Disclossure of confidential information * Description based on health reasons * Lobour dispute which has been registered by the Union HIV/AIDS is a nationwide wide epidemic and affects individuals‚ the government and society as a whole. The story is about Labour Industrial Relations between Martha Philander‚ an employee at a fast food franchise and her supervisor. It shows how employee
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Assessment-Epidemiology This document will discuss the relevancy of the population chosen and the disease of interest. The vulnerable population that was chosen is the homeless. The disease related to this population is HIV/AIDS. It will define and describe epidemiology regarding HIV/AIDS and the steps and methods used. This document will also define the Epidemiological Triangle and the different types of epidemiology. It will also discuss how the population chosen characteristics influences vulnerability
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patients great access and control to his or her information‚ enhances health care‚ and creates a national framework for health privacy protection. Everyone in the health care business should be aware of the HIPAA law to protect the privacy and confidentiality of anyone who may be cared for in the facility. The patient must also sign and acknowledge the HIPPA privacy statement that is usually received during visits and prescription pickups. HIPAA protects the patient’s medical and personal information
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HCR/220 September 23. 2012 How HIPAA Violations Affect The Medical Billing Process HIV and AIDS are two very serious diseases which first came known and reported in the U.S. in 1981. Today it is estimated that 1.7 million people in the U.S. have been infected with HIV since that date 619‚000 people have already died from it. The CDC‚ (Center For Disease Control) estimates that every one in five people living with HIV‚ are unaware that they even have it. With a serious medical condition such as this
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enforcement officers contracting HIV/AIDS in the line of duty in the United States is often considered nonexistent‚ but a deeper look at some interplaying factors involved in this assessment points to a different conclusion. In order to gain insight on the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s on law enforcement officers‚ the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) surveyed every law enforcement agency in the United States about the occurrence and frequency of HIV infection resulting from
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AIDS. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is found to be in the immune system of the affected body and it focuses on destroying the CD4 and T cell‚ which actually helps fight off diseases. It was said that a person will be able to tell when they are experiencing HIV because they will get flu symptoms or not even get symptoms until months or years down the line. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) arrives at the end stages of HIV. AIDS begins to come when the immune system can
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Process Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome referred to as AIDS (Public Health Agency of Canada‚ 2010). Left untreated‚ HIV can damage the immune system that can lead to AIDS. When the initial diagnosis becomes established the patient has many adjustments to overcome. Feelings of shame‚ guilt‚ denial‚ depression‚ fear‚ anger and shock are the beginning of the ramifications one must face with HIV and AIDS. Other ramifications include social
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