What is The Morality behind Patient Confidentiality? Name: Course: Tutor: Date: What is The Morality behind Patient Confidentiality? Introduction Patient confidentiality is one of the pillars of modern medical profession. It implies that the medical practitioner is under the obligation to keep his patient’s medical profile confidential. The main reason is to help the patient maintain his privacy. However‚ there have been numerous cases
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Confidentiality In this assignment I will write about my knowledge and understanding on confidentiality. There are different types of confidentiality. It is the right of every parents/carer that information about them is respected‚ kept in confidence‚ safely‚ securely and in the accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. A teaching assistant needs to understand how important it is to respect confidentiality if we went to gain and keep respect of other adults and parents in the settings‚ although
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Doctors’ involvement in any form of healthcare is inevitable‚ which is why their opinion and occupation is crucial. In terms of sexual and reproductive healthcare‚ there is sensitivity regarding patient confidentiality‚ whether or not the doctors inform an adolescent’s parent. Issues such as STD’s‚ contraception‚ and abortion are the most common situations in which a teen desires privacy. There is controversy over what the limitations of parental involvement in sexual health care should be because
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Project ‚ Confidentiality of the health Information 1. Should corrections be date and time stamped? Yes‚ it is very important to keep track of when changes are made to an individual’s medical records. Any correction made to confidential medical information should be time and date stamped. In addition‚ the name of the person who makes the changes should be recorded with the time and date change. should there not be a note of who makes changes to the medical record. An example of the negative
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tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing concerns. Even though parents‚ children and practitioners have the right to confidentiality there are some occasions where maintaining confidentiality is not possible and must be broken. If there are concerns over a child’s wellbeing‚ this must be reported or if you are aware of a criminal offence‚ you are again obliged to report it to the correct authorities. If confidentiality is broken it must be done in the appropriate
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1. Maintaining confidentiality It is crucial in the early years setting to maintain the confidentiality of information. By doing this‚ the setting ensures care and trust within the service and for the individuals. It builds a bond ensuring that the child can trust the care practioner. This also teaches them a variety of skills. All early years setting have information related to a child’s history and background. This should all be kept confidential Maintaining confidentiality is when the information
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Confidentiality of Health Information‚ HIT 109 Final Exam 40902600 Part A-Answers Essay 1 The responsibility of Dr. Bob first and foremost is to save the life of the patient‚ which is Sally. Doctor Bob must also be aware of his legal responsibility. Among the Doctor Bob’s legal obligations in the case of operating on a minor is the issue of informed consent. Sally being a minor‚ Dr. Bob must seek her parents’ consent before he starts her surgery. In order for Sally’s parents’ to give informed
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A Minor’s Right to Confidentiality of Health Information Davenport University Healthcare Regulation HSAD 302 October 05‚ 2012 Table of Contents A MINOR’S RIGHT TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH INFORMATION 3 MINOR’S RIGHTS VERSUS PARENTAL RIGHTS 3 PROMISCUOUS ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR 4 LEGAL ENTANGLEMENTS 5 PUBLIC POLICY 6 CONCLUSION 6 REFERENCES 8 . A Minor’s Right to Confidentiality of Health Information In August of 1996 congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
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(Collins Education & Yvonne Nolan) July 2012 Explain the meaning of the term confidentiality 4.1 When you work in care setting you will deal regularly with information that is to do with the children or young people in your care and their families. Most of this is personal and private. Confidentiality refers to the need to handle personal and private information in a way which is appropriate‚ meet legal requirements and are safe and professional
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1. Should corrections be dated and time stamped? Confidential medical information should be entered into the computer-based patient record only by authorized personnel. Additions to the record should be time and date stamped‚ and the person making the additions should be identified in the record. 2. When should the patient be advised of the existence of computerized databases containing medical information about the patient? The patient and physician should be advised about the existence
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