Administrative Ethics Paper HCS/335 Jim Dockins December 2‚ 2012 Administrative Ethics In society as we know it today‚ individuals are faced with constant advances in technology and inevitably patients face the challenging issue of their privacy being protected. There is a continuous presence of ethical issues that health care settings face in their everyday activities. I began working in a pharmacy a few months ago‚ and decided that I am going to complete this paper on the one of the largest
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Administrative Ethics Protecting the privacy of patient’s health information is a main concern among health care providers today. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 known as HIPAA was approved by law to safeguard not only patients but also health care workers. However‚ sometimes people tend to violate these laws unintentionally or sometimes intentionally. According to an article from the Department of Health and Human Service website (2011)‚ HHS imposes a $4.3 million
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Ethics Case Study HCS 335 Holly Martinez de Andino‚ MS‚ RN‚ CLNC August 21‚ 2012 Wendy Herrold Ethics Case Study Week 2 Introduction “Jerry McCall is Dr. William’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium‚ an antidepressant medication‚ called in right away to his pharmacy‚ since he is
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Administrative Ethics Lyndsey Hallbauer HCS/335 September 1‚ 2014 Lawrence Fergus Administrative Ethics In the technological age that we are living many of us have social media accounts. We use these accounts to post pictures and share stories from all aspects of our lives. Though social media is a very useful tool‚ social media outlets have had their share of negative publicity. Health care professionals have the duty of caring for people who are ill and in need in part of protecting sensitive
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Administrative Ethics Paper You see it everywhere: work‚ school‚ shopping malls‚ and though it is considered illegal in most states‚ the car next to you at the stop light. People are on their cell phones talking or text messaging (TM). There are some cell phones that can connect to the internet‚ but most cell phones have the ability for short message service (SMS)‚ also known as texting. Cell phones and TM are great ways to keep in touch with co-workers‚ friends‚ family members‚ and now physicians
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Administrative Ethics Paper Sharon M Flemming HCS 335 April 10‚ 2011 Professor Singel Administrative Ethics Paper As an Administrator working in the health care field there may be a number of issues that one will face. Understanding the legal and ethical obligations held by that administrative position will assist in the decision-making when dealing with these situations. The article chosen presents a case study highlighting the conflict between an individual ’s right to privacy and the
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Administrative Ethics Paper HCS/335 December 19‚ 2011 Administrative Ethics Paper There are many factors that are affecting our everyday lives but none as important as the ethics of healthcare. Healthcare is one of the largest personal care services provided in our civilization today. In order to provide this type of care adequate and qualified personnel must have access to personal information both medical and at times non-medical. Preserving patient confidentiality has become more increasingly
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Administrative Ethics Paper Maria Spano HCS/335 10/28/11 Instructor: Rhonda Dempsey Administrative Ethics Paper Patients’ health care information and medical records are very personal and private pieces of information. Therefore‚ patient privacy and confidentiality are issues that are imperative and are not taken lightly by U.S. law and regulations. However‚ just because patient privacy and confidentiality is protected by law‚ it does not always mean that they are upheld. According to
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Applying the Results and Conclusion of the Research Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Research Utilization HCS 465 Cindy Laub‚ PhD January 26‚ 2014 Applying the Results and Conclusion of the Research • Results: data collection methods The results were taken from the physician’s claims database identifying physician encounters occurring in the emergency departments that had a principal diagnosis of asthma. Also used for data collection were the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan registry
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Michelle Payden-Wright Yes‚ it is important for organizational ethical value to support his or her value. Values begin at home first. One has to have compassion in his or hearts to support the ethical values of the American Red Cross to begin with. The American Red Cross values are compassionate‚ collaborative‚ creative‚ credible‚ and committed (American Red Cross 2012). The values listed here is the foundation for this organization; the same values should be followed and supported by individuals
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