Administrative Ethics - Paper 3
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 difficult to do. The desire to guard patient privacy is apparent with all the legal ramifications imposed by the federal and state laws. I will be discussing the ethical and legal issues of healthcare while stating the responsibilities and facts that could lead to solutions.
According to "American Medical Association" (1995-2011), “The U.S. Constitution defines a physician’s legal obligation to their patient(s) by federal and state law, regulation, and by the court although access to patient information has become more accessible”(Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs). In 1996 Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and was recently amended under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ( "AmericanCollege of Healthcare Executives", 2009). HIPAA was to put safety measures to shield a patient(s) health information and keep it private. In February of 2009 on the 17th, President Barak Obama authorized the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 with the objective to support the acceptance of electronic medical records (EMR) by physicians and medical facilities. The law symbolizes a reassurance to privacy by giving them actionable remedies in an event that their personal private medical records are misused or abused ("ResourceLibrary: The CBS Interactive Business Network", 2002). The lack of safeguards for patients and
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 difficult to do. The desire to guard patient privacy is apparent with all the legal ramifications imposed by the federal and state laws. I will be discussing the ethical and legal issues of healthcare while stating the responsibilities and facts that could lead to solutions.
According to "American Medical Association" (1995-2011), “The U.S. Constitution defines a physician’s legal obligation to their patient(s) by federal and state law, regulation, and by the court although access to patient information has become more accessible”(Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs). In 1996 Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and was recently amended under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ( "AmericanCollege of Healthcare Executives", 2009). HIPAA was to put safety measures to shield a patient(s) health information and keep it private. In February of 2009 on the 17th, President Barak Obama authorized the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 with the objective to support the acceptance of electronic medical records (EMR) by physicians and medical facilities. The law symbolizes a reassurance to privacy by giving them actionable remedies in an event that their personal private medical records are misused or abused ("ResourceLibrary: The CBS Interactive Business Network", 2002). The lack of safeguards for patients and
References: AmericanCollege of Healthcare Executives. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.ache.org/policy/hiconf.cfm American Medical Association. (1995-2011). Retrieved from http://www.ama- assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/ama-councils/council-ethical-judicial affairs.page ResourceLibrary: The CBS Interactive Business Network. (2002). Retrieved from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2689_131/ai_92691019/?tag=content;col1