Maintaining Confidentiality Course 117 TWO contact hours By: Monica Oram‚ RN‚ BSN Upon completion of this course the reader will be able to achieve the following objectives: 1. Define confidentiality and related key terms 2. Define the concepts concerning confidentiality 3. Understand what is considered confidential information 4. Understand the outcomes of breach of confidentiality 5. Understand responsibilities as a healthcare worker with private and confidential information
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To improve security and confidentiality in the workplace‚ you should: • Not allow computer screens to be seen by unauthorised people • Ensure people can’t see confidential documents that aren’t meant for them • Log off your computer if it is unattended • Use computer passwords that are not easy to guess • Double check outgoing emails before you send them • Never gossip or share confidential information • Err on the side of caution when disclosing information
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Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) is a security measure to preserve the confidentiality of medical records and standardized electronic data interchange (EDI) among providers‚ insurers‚ and government agencies. Ethics are a set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong. Ethics gives a standard of conduct or code of behavior. Talking about what happened to a patient or who the patient is‚ is breaking the confidentiality contract. When you enter a health occupation‚ learn
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Unit 51 Outcome 4 Question 3 Describe the potential tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing concerns. • Where abuse of a child or young person is suspected All settings should have a designated person to deal with child protection issues. If you have concerns that a child is being abused it is our job to disclose this information to the designated/manager of the setting unless you think by disclosing the information will put the child/young person in further
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Describe the potential tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing concerns. Even though parents‚ children and practitioners have the right to confidentiality there are some occasions where maintaining confidentiality is not possible and must be broken. If there are concerns over a child’s wellbeing‚ this must be reported or if you are aware of a criminal offence‚ you are again obliged to report it to the correct authorities. If confidentiality is broken it must
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Maintaining Confidentiality in a Group Deborah Norton BSHS/ 481 August 11‚ 2014 Carlos Flores Maintaining Confidentiality in a Group Maintaining a level of confidentiality‚ in a group‚ is an important component. It is always best to be up front with group members about the level of confidentiality that is expected from each member. This writer has facilitated many groups. Some of these groups were in an institutional setting and some were in public places such as a park. There are many aspect
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Describe applications purpose and how is it used. What changes has it brought to its users? What are some likely future uses and enhancements. The application I chose is the Box application. Box allows you to put everything on it in a few clicks. It has native apps for iPhone‚ iPad‚ android‚ windows phone‚ and even blackberry. Also using their mobile site you can work with your files on any device. With Box‚ you can upload and backup photos‚ videos‚ and files from your mobile device to Box
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Developing and maintaining trust at work Building and maintaining trust in the workplace in important to help me meet the aim and objectives set as a team. Working as a team is important in allowing the work we face to be completed to a high quality standard using effective and efficient ways to providing value for money. When I behave consistently‚ it enables employees to identify the boundaries within which they can operate. Inconsistent behaviour makes it difficult for employees to know
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Reflective Review – M3.11 Building the Team By Nigel Harris Developing and maintaining trust at work Building and maintaining trust in the workplace in important to help me meet the aim and objectives set as a team. Working as a team is important in allowing the work we face to be completed to a high quality standard using effective and efficient ways to providing value for money. Consistent behaviour: When managers behave consistently‚ it enables employees to identify the boundaries
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Maintaining the security and privacy of business files and employee records. U06a1 Karen Lloyd klloyd@capellauniversity.edu IT 3006 Communication Strategies for the IT Professional June 12‚ 2011 Introduction In today’s business world the security and privacy of employee files‚ business trade secrets and proprietary information has became an increased problem. The information is being compromised and/or stolen from within the business environment itself. The files are not protected
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