a) Providing the staff which handles the patient’s information with restricted access. Access should be provided to the employees for the information that they deal with.…
According to the laws concerning HIPAA where it pertains to serving and protecting patients’ rights, HIPAA is put into place to protect patient rights by not allowing any medical professional to discuss a patients prognosis, symptoms or any other specifics regarding their care with another individual not directly involved with their case. Because of this, a patient’s identity and confidential information is kept that way. Violations are punishable by law.…
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 of confidentiality that one should consider before taking a group to a park. Confidentiality is a key component to being able to maintain a group in a park setting and have the outcome positive.…
Breach of Confidentiality: is when you release someone else’s information to someone who is not authorized to have it or without the patients permission…
The breach of confidentiality is that the patient information was given out to someone that wasn't allowed to have it. The patient signed a documents that their information was given out unless they signed something. The penalty to violating HIPAA is jail time and or probation. You never know what could actually happen but I know it is federal offense. The person who released it without consent could be fined as well.…
As of today there are issues with the information technology systems, clinical data management systems and the increasing automation of the electronic medical records. All of these present a significant amount of patient privacy and confidentiality issues. When we say confidential, meaning in healthcare we are talking about the protection of a patient’s medical information and keeping their medical information private and safe from any third parties. Administrators are expected to follow the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The HIPAA protects the privacy of patient’s medical information. Patient’s medical records are sensitive personal information that is covered with privacy. There are several ethical…
This article presents a case study highlighting the conflict between an individual’s right to privacy and the rights of patients and staff to know when a professional standard has been breached. The process by which the administrator determines a course of action is reviewed in the context of workplace realities through an ethical analysis. The growth of information systems and the increased involvement of third parties in decision-making have created new issues regarding confidentiality and the release of sensitive information for health care personnel who are in a position of…
The two major issues identified in this situation is the violation against HIPPA regulations which is a US law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients ' medical records and other health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. This was an act developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, in which new standards provide patients with access to their medical records and more control over how their personal health information is used and disclosed. The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides federal protections for personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an array of rights with respect to that information. At the same time, the Privacy Rule is balanced so that it permits the disclosure of personal health information needed for patient care and other important purposes (HHS.gov 2011).…
Confidentiality is central of trust in the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors diagnose and treat sickness based on information given to them by the patient in confidence. Confidentiality is a main condition which allows patients to communicate their symptoms, experience, beliefs, concerns and expectations about their disease and their treatment. Confidentiality is essential to safeguard a patient’s dignity, respect, privacy and autonomy and extends after death. The safeguarding of patient confidentiality is a main principle of medical ethics which dates back to the Hippocratic Oath. Confidentiality is both a patient’s right and a doctor’s duty.…
Confidentiality is very important because as healthcare workers our ability to correctly diagnose and treat our patients depends on getting a correct medical and social history, and having our patients trusts us. If a patients feels that the professional would share this information they may not give them the truth and without that important information they could make the wrong diagnosis and wrong treatment.…
The physician or health provider has to disclose some information about what he knows of the patient and must warn the patient’s family or other party that the patient is of danger and a threat. The physician or covered entity must believe in good faith that the use and disclosure of the patient is needed to prevent or lessen the serious threat to the health or safety of the person or the public. This is based on HIPAA privacy rule. The HIPAA Privacy the covered entity to disclose PHI necessary to prevent or lessen serious or imminent threat to the health or safety of the patient or others and is to a person(s) reasonably able to prevent or lessen the threat. In the case of Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, the therapist had a duty to warn and let Tarasoff know of the patient. He did not warn or told her ahead of time or disclose that information. He should have the duty to do so in this case. The other party should know of the threat that and that patient information should be disclosed to law officials or family members or persons to lessen the danger or…
What exactly is protected health information (PHI)? Health informatics Any individually identifiable health information that is used or circulated by an entity that falls under the governance of HIPAA; the privacy regulations mandate safeguards for protected health information, and the responsibility for maintaining them also extends to third-party business partners. Any information about your private and should remain between the patient and doctor. The healthcare institution is required by federal and state laws to protect the privacy of patient’s health information. HIPAA regulations define health information as "any information, whether oral or recorded in any form.…
If I have any concerns I would go and report the information to a more senior worker such as the nurse on duty. If confidentiality is broken it must be dealt with in the appropriate way by following the correct policies and procedures. It’s good for reduce the risk and harm with the patients. Example: If one of the patients gets hurt to be able to respond effectively and get help, getting support from a nurse on duty, calling the doctor to check on the individual. After reporting to the nurse in charge they will then follow the correct procedure, also make the manager aware firstly, then making the family aware. The manager will risk access the incident and make an action plan to prevent further issues in the future.…
These are typically the main reasons for disclosure of medical information to others, but with countless scenarios that can occur. Each case must be handled individually and with sensitivity. Since, the healthcare provider is the one legally responsible for charges and fines that could be filed; it is up to each member of the healthcare system to make sure that they are working within the guidelines of the HIPAA rules to protect…
As professional health care workers, you must understand the difference between privacy and confidentiality – from this you can decide what information to share, who to share it with and reasons why. This is important for the patient to be comfortable in his or her surroundings with the health care team, it is also important because the health care team must not disclose any information they were not meant to, keeping the patients trust in them.…