What HIPAA means to a Health Care Worker? HIPAA was initially enacted to protect workers in the United States from being denied health insurance coverage when they changed jobs. HIPAA Privacy Rule was made to protect patients’ rights by ensuring the privacy of patients’ health information. Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule‚ the healthcare organization must: Have in place privacy policies and procedures that are appropriate for it healthcare services; Notify patients of their privacy rights and how their
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as “the fact-finding process by which the juvenile court determines whether there is sufficient evidence to sustain the allegations in a petition” (Schmalleger 510). These types of trials are designated for juveniles‚ which are similar in nature to adult trials‚ with notable exceptions. Similarities derive from the fact that the due process rights of children and adults are essentially the same. Essentially‚ it is a trial process in which a court determines whether or not the allegations contained
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Dred Scott Case – The Supreme Court Decision “…they are not included‚ and were not intended to be included‚ under the word “citizens” in the Constitution‚ and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges that instrument provides for and secure to citizens of the United States (Taney).” Historical Context: Dr. John Emerson‚ who was a United States Army Surgeon‚ bought Dred Scott‚ a slave born into slavery. Emerson was a citizen of Missouri‚ although Scott and his master spent much time
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Danielle Waldner December 7‚ 2015 Professor Custis Case Brief MAYNARD‚ WARDEN‚ ET AL. v. CARTWRIGHT‚ 486 US 356. June 6‚ 1988 Facts: The evening of May 4‚ 1982‚ Charma and Hugh Riddle were in their living room watching television. Mrs. Riddle proceeded to leave the room to go to the bathroom‚ but was surprised to find “respondent Cartwright” in the hallway with a shotgun in his hands (1). Charma Riddle fought with Cartwright for the gun‚ but Cartwright was able to shoot Mrs. Riddle twice in the legs
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Patient Confidentiality and HIPAA Tamika Marshall HPIC/245C Fundamentals of Information Systems for Health Care July 21‚ 2013 University of Phoenix After three years of making sure they got it correct‚ the Unites States signed into law HIPAA. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was developed by The Department of Health and Human Services. August 21‚ 1996 changed the way medical professionals conducted patient business forever. The
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American courts have carefully expanded mandatory disclosure by the prosecutor‚ especially with respect to disclosures of exculpatory evidence and impeachment material. Exculpatory evidence is any evidence that might exonerate the defendant at trial by either tending to cast doubt on defendant’s guilt or by tending to mitigate the defendant’s culpability‚ thereby potentially reducing the defendant’s sentence (David W. Neubauer & Henry F. Fradella). In Brady v. Maryland‚ he U.S Supreme Court held that
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the Supreme Court’s decision in Tinker has been applied to numerous cases involving student speech. However‚ in recent years‚ the Supreme Court has been faced with the difficult decision of how to apply it to online‚ off-campus speech. So what direction are the courts currently heading to give clarity to school leaders on how to approach discipline of students’ off-campus‚ online speech? The answer… is very little. One case we briefly mentioned in class this semester involved a Mississippi high
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Each court period in U.S. history impacted the U.S. Supreme Court differently. When the new era of the Warren court was established in 1953‚ President Dwight D. Eisenhower had appointed Earl Warren as the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court thinking that Warren would introduce and spread conservative views throughout the U.S. Supreme Court when in fact he led the court into making liberal decisions. Warren surprised and tricked Eisenhower by his decisions in landmark court cases. The cases heard
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CNN Bill Cosby has been accused for multiple sexual assault accusation. He faces 3 charges of aggravated indecent assault in the case. On Wednesday as he walked into the courtroom he appeared to have difficulty seeing. They did sentence him to jail with a bail of 1 million dollars he paid it and walked away from jail. According to CNN the past July after the case was settled‚ the judge decided to unseal the deportation. In it Cosby admitted that
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1-Within the following cases‚ were any of the actions grounds for impeachment? To my knowledge the Constitution sets specific grounds for impeachment. They are “treason‚ bribery‚ and other high crimes and misdemeanors.” In this article I think that the George W Bush appointed treasurer busted for tax evasion was a reason for impeachment. The treasurer had a long term friendship with the President and was found to have failed to disclose and pay taxes on a substantial amount of income and of lying
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