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.…
The article, “Too Much Privacy is a Health Hazard,” by Thomas Lee, discusses the role of privacy in…
On April 14, 2003 the Health Insurance portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) took effect, and these federal regulation have had an impact on the field of healthcare. It affords certain protections to persons covered by health care plans, including continuity of coverage when changing jobs, standards for electronic health care transactions, and primary safeguards for the privacy of individually identifiable patient information. Protecting healthcare information is the key essential in a healthcare organization. In an Internet video, Barclay (2010) states it is imperative that all healthcare providers be knowledgeable about the HIPAA standards and protect the rights of patients and residents. However, patients also have the responsibilities to give accurate information about their condition and to participate in treatment and care. With that being said the doctrine of informed consent allows patients full disclosure to make a knowledgeable decision about their care. Failure of patient confidentiality gives rise to legal liability. Identifying different forms of security breaches and creating measures to safeguards standards, procedure and policies against leaking personal health information (PHI) will maintain and promote growth of an organization.…
The concept of privacy needs to be considered in five key areas – bodily observation (what we observe of others), bodily space (that which concerns our personal body), property (that which we own), information (documented and undocumented about ourselves) and thoughts and communication (personal thoughts and feelings). Each of these key areas has levels of privacy invasion acceptable to society. For example, bodily space invasion may be permitted when assisting those who are physically unable to perform a task by themselves.…
References: American Psychological Association (2012) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Retrieved Oct. 4, 2012, from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx?item=3…
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.…
Samuels vs. Southern Baptist Hospital taking place February 13th 1992 in Louisiana. A minor age sixteen Rochelle Harris and her family sue for an Intentional tort from the Southern Baptist’s former employee Raymond Stewart.…
Patients routinely communicate personal information with health care providers. On the off chance that the classifications of this information were not secured, trust in the doctor or health care provider relationship would be reduced. Patients would be less inclined to share sensitive information, which could adversely affect their care. Confidentiality is integral to the improvement of trust amongst specialists and patients. Patients must have the capacity to expect that information about their wellbeing is kept private unless there is a convincing reason that it ought not to be. There is additionally a solid open enthusiasm for secrecy as people who need treatment will be urged to look for treatment and…
Privacy is the right of an individual to keep his/her individual health information from being disclosed.…
The protection of the patient privacy and security is essential for the health care providers and hospitals. There are several federal laws and rules aiming to protect the health information of patients. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) gives the authority the right to pass the law to protect the patient privacy.…
How confident are U.S. hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians' offices that their staff would appropriately deny patient information to an unknown caller?…
Though patients have the responsibility to provide their health care providers with the information necessary for their care, they have the right to confidentiality of any of such information from demographic data to sensitive personal information. Mehnke (2010) explains that there is the need to review policies on privacy and confidentiality to achieve optimal results. He further explains that, the day to day life of health workers from the common copy machine, to trash, to hallway conversation, discussion in elevators and cafeteria poses challenges to patient confidentiality. Also the pressure from friends and close family members of patients to know the progress of their loved ones which may or may not include disclosure of patient information is a major hurdle. Regardless of the challenges all what the patient expects from healthcare providers is for their right to privacy and confidentiality to be respected. This helps patient to seek help when needed and to freely discuss their problems with their care givers. It is the client’s expectation that that bond is never broken without their consent unless required by…
No matter how hard a person tries, no records will ever be 100 percent safe (Thede, 2010). The United States technology is ever changing and as the U.S. progresses hopefully the security will become more efficient. The dark era is coming to end because there was no evidence of safeguarding patient records. Moreover, paper records were causing a significant increase with health insurance payouts. Compared to other countries, the U.S. is lagging behind in the health care system. It’s hard to believe that once a powerful country could lag behind a healthcare system that Americans utilize every day. Privacy is up most importance, but in order for continuity of care to be equal across all health care providers is even more important than safeguarding a particular diagnosis that one might be ashamed of having.…
The confidentiality of staff & individuals we support is maintained continuously & information is only shared with the person’s authority. We have an individual in my service who likes to attend church on a Sunday, & we currently do not have any staff who have religious views, however, all staff respect his wishes & support him to attend church as he wishes to ensure his care plan & wishes are respected. Another gentleman is Hindu, & we regularly check with him if he would like to follow the religions dietary requirements, & currently he does not, however, we check regularly in case he changes his mind & we will help him follow…
Among the many administrative responsibilities that a medical assistant has, patient confidentiality is one of the most crucial aspects of working in a hospital or clinic. In the scenario presented for this assignment, an employee sees a fellow assistant looking at the medical record of a patient who has recently been on the news for accused child abuse. Upon inquiry, the assistant claims that they must have opened the wrong file – their hesitant reaction to being questioned is an indication of disingenuous behaviour and needs to be addressed immediately. In a situation, such as the one presented, the employee in question should be given an opportunity to explain themselves before going to a higher authority, as it could be a genuine mistake,…