Law and Policy Case Stud Project: Law and Policy Case Study Date: 4/9/2013 Policies define a set of rules and procedures that all employees must abide by. It exist‚ first and foremost‚ to inform employees of what is and is not acceptable behavior in the organization. Information security is there to make sure that all of the organization’s data are safe and secure against attacks. It sets up protocols to follow in order to achieve maximum data integrity‚ availability‚ and confidentiality
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Introduction Imagine running for a position in a political office when your confidential medical records are released to the public. Let us assume that you have a previous history of a life-threatening illness which could be detrimental to your future career. Could certain private information that is leaked out to the public affect the results of the election? Many ethical dilemmas arise when it comes to private information escaping into the media. Furthermore‚ this information could have a major
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HIPAA‚ or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‚ was created in order to help those people who are in between jobs maintain the ability to have good healthcare. The act also helped keep health information secure and private while also handling personal information with impudence. HIPAA was first introduced in the late 90s and during the early 2000s it was finally fully enacted. The act ensured a person did not have to pay an exorbeiant fee to keep their care if they needed to
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CONSIDERATIONS – TASK 1 Legal and Ethical Considerations – Task 1 Name Western Governors University Legal and Ethical Considerations – Task 1 A shadow chart is a partial copy of a patient’s medical history‚ kept by health care providers or departments for the sake of convenience. A shadow chart is not part of the official medical record. It is a working document where information can be added and removed as necessary to aid in the decision-making process. It may
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an oath to uphold HIPAA regulations and report any deviations to the Department of Health Read more: HIPAA Security Officer Responsibilities | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_6784702_hipaa-security-officer-responsibilities.html#ixzz2GC0xnucb HIPAA security officers are trained in all HIPAA regulations and protocols and take an oath to uphold HIPAA regulations and report any deviations to the Department of Health Read more: HIPAA Security Officer Responsibilities | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/
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family could sue the practice as well as the doctor. The second form of protection that comes to mind after reading this story has to be the HIPPA law. “HIPPA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act”(Smith). This act was passed by congress in 1996 and changed the face of healthcare forever. Under this act all patients have a certain right to privacy which consists of things like the healthcare provider not discussing any party of a patient’s sick visit. But a big part of the
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Workplace Ethical Dilemma Elizabeth Tirado BSHS/332 February 4‚ 2013 Kathleen Roberts Workplace Ethical Dilemma I have often thought of myself as a good person. My parents raised me to respect my elders‚ be kind to animals and children‚ and to say always please. These are good qualities for a person to have‚ but it is important to know why people have these qualities. Showing common courtesy to someone may make an impact in that person’s day‚ but in the workplace common courtesy‚ especially
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risks to the domain that was impacted from a risk management perspective. Lab Assessment Questions & Answers 1. Health care organizations must strictly comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security rules that require organizations to have proper security controls for handling personal information referred to as “protected health information‚” or PHI. This includes security controls for the IT infrastructure handling PHI. Which of the listed
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Administrative Ethics Paper Michelle Hoagland Health Care and Social Responsibility/335 September 11‚ 2013 Mr. David Carmon Administrative Ethics Paper WellPoint‚ a managed care company‚ was investigated for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and Security Rules. The investigation concluded WellPoint improperly “implement policies and procedures for authorizing access to the on-line application database‚ perform an appropriate technical evaluation
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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 ranges that can impose on patient privacy‚ which is that of prescription health information that is discharged by pharmacists as well as how that private information is used. Personal patient information
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