NUT 724.4.3-01-08 (name) Western Governors University NUT 724.4.3-01-08 Health care costs are rising‚ quality of care is declining‚ lines and waiting times are getting longer which is causing more errors in healthcare. But the healthcare reform is working on changing all of that and bringing the countries healthcare into the 21st century. This paper will explore how computerized healthcare systems increase quality of care‚ keep patient information accessible yet safe‚ the challenges
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in direct violation of Section 40-33-110 of the Nurse Practice Act. Section 40-33-110 paragraph 8 states that the Board of Nursing has the right to fine‚ suspend‚ cancel‚ or issue public reprimand to any nurse who‚ “disseminated a patient ’s health or personal information acquired during the course of practice to persons not entitled by law or hospital or agency policy to disclosure of this information” (South Carolina Nurse Practice Act‚ 2012). When Mr. E’s nurse spoke with the medical-surgical unit
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Ethical Code of Conduct for St. Chadwick General Hospital Staff Members Course: MHA 622 Health Care Ethics & Law By: Instructor: October 21‚ 2014 Facility Background St. Chadwick General Hospital was built and inaugurated in the year 2013. Since then‚ the corporation has been proud to provide quality care with the highest of ethical standards‚ and integrity. With the combination of a strong code of ethics‚ high levels of integrity‚ and the addition of compassion‚ St. Chadwick
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In the health care business‚ there are certain standards and laws that have been put in place to protect our patients and their personal health information. When a health care facility fails to protect their patient’s confidential information‚ the US Government may get involved and facilities may be forced to pay huge sums of money in fines‚ and risk damaging their reputation. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was established in 1996. This Act was put into place
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patient medical information are being viewed more and more by other people. Physicians and nurses have access to patient health information; but others allied health professionals‚ social workers‚ medical records and medical records technicians (Pendrak & Ericon‚ 1998). Healthcare professional responsibility is to protect the patient privacy rights when it comes to their health information. Legal and Ethical Issues There are laws that healthcare organizations have to follow to maintain the
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Health Insurance Probability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandated the adoption of privacy and security protection for identifiable health information. This particular privacy rule has been implemented throughout the healthcare industry. The HIPAA privacy rule also protects all health information in a medical organization such as medical records and lab reports. In addition‚ security rule is limited in range and focuses primarily on electronic protected health information. The security regulation
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Law Should your health information be private or released to the employers? The Health Insurance Profitability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule allows protection of one’s identifiable health information. It gives everyone the rights over health insurance‚ the right to obtain a copy of your health insurance‚ and who can review/obtain your health insurance. This was created in 1966 by department of Health and Human Services to “assure that individual’s health insurance is properly protected
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Western Governors University NUT1 Task 2 Quality Electronic Medical Records (EMR) are becoming more widely used across the healthcare spectrum. One of the reasons for their popularity is the potential that is presented for increasing the quality of care delivered to patients by decreasing handwriting interpretation errors‚ reducing medication administration errors and eliminating lost charts. Time management is a crucial skill to have as a nurse. It allows for a smooth workflow which translates
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Evolution of Health Care Information Systems Evolution of Health Care Information Systems Looking into the health care operation now compared to 20 years ago‚ many changes have been implemented within health care information systems. Twenty years ago we did not have the technology we do today to promote safe and effective patient care. Many patients are living longer and healthier because of information systems that continue to analyze and exchange data on a daily basis. Understanding
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paperwork and dusty files. Another problem is patient information on the QR Code being compliant within HIPAA. Not being in compliance within HIPAA could lead to several fines and/or possible jail time. HIPAA stands for Health Information Portability and Accountability Act. Proposed Solution The best way to plan and implement these strategies is to create work groups ‚ radiologists‚ technologists‚ and administrative and support staff. Once the group agrees on the strategy and tactic‚ it
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