Privacy and Confidentiality a) What is HIPAA? a.i) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a multifaceted piece of legislation that covered these three areas: 1)Insurance portability‚ 2) Fraud enforcement (accountability) and 3) Administrative Simplification (reduction in health care costs). HIPAA was enacted to improve the efficiency and efficacy of the healthcare system. a.ii) Title I and Title II of HIPAA protection and provisions. 2) HIPAA Confidentiality and Privacy
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Patient Confidentiality Confidentiality revolves round how staff members handle confidential patient information. To enable healthcare practitioners fully understand the health condition of patients‚ there is the need on the part of the patient to disclose what otherwise could have been private and discreet information about them. The patients trust that whatever information is passed to the clinician is held in absolute confidence. And the clinician‚ in this wise‚ is duty bound to keep the information
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Confidentiality is very important in a medical office. Ethics alone is a major reason why employees should value patients’ private information. Breaching of confidential communication is considered violating HIPAA‚ which can lead to paying fines. There are policies that restrict office workers from releasing information. You also can make sure you have the proper authorization to release information. There are some situations where you have to release information‚ such as: a suspect in a criminal
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NVQ 2 25/3/15 Kym Barratt Unit 13 Dementia Awareness 1. 1.1 Dementia describes a group of chronic degenerative conditions of brain function. The type of dementia will determine the areas of the brain that are affected and its’ progression. It typically affects memory‚ communication skills‚ personality and reasoning. 1.2 The key functions of the brain affected by dementia are memory‚ ability to make decisions‚ ability to use reason and logic‚ personality‚ ability to communicate and
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Unit 1 Promote Communication in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Communication is a central part of everyday life for most people and is particularly important when you work in a care setting. Communication means making contact with others and being understood. We all communicate continuously‚ through a two-way process of sending and receiving messages. These messages can be: verbal communication‚ using spoken or written words. Non-verbal communication‚ using
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Care of the Aging Adult The aging adult population is living considerably longer and is requiring more help with daily living. The aging adult is also becoming more active and some are not requiring much assistance with daily living. Accordingly‚ the aging adult is surpassing the age of 65 for reasons unknown. Care of the elderly population is increasing with each day. The older generation is living longer than previously thought possible. The aging adult now is living more active lives and in
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in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Unit aim: This unit explores the central importance of communication in such settings‚ and ways to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. It also considers issues of confidentiality. Credit value-3 Level 3 This workbook covers the following elements: Learning outcomes: There are four learning outcomes to this unit1. Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting 2. Be able to meet
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Adult Daycare Business PlanThe adult daycare business plan deals with serious subject matter‚ but it doesn’t need to dwell on any issues other than the market opportunity locally and the potential pro forma financials for your business. The reasons why adult care may be required are numerous‚ but your market analysis does not need to parse these issues apart—it’s better to look at the adult population from Census data and apply national average figures on the need for adult care‚ the incidence of
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SHC 31 Promote communication in health‚ social care or children’s young people’s settings 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate: There are different reasons people communicate: To share ideas and information: the communication is important to give and receive information and instructions‚ to understand and be understood‚ to share opinions‚ knowledge. For example when a child has a special diet the parents inform the nursery and passes the information to the staff that is
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder In Adults Oh Look! A Shiny Penny! Abstract Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder that affects the way nerves develop and the why individuals process thoughts and control actions. Individuals with ADHD tend to have difficulty maintaining focus and remembering details . ADHD has been thought to be a childhood disorder and that the disorder somehow disappears as a child grows older. Though ADHD is most common
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