Administrative Ethics Paper Michelle Hoagland Health Care and Social Responsibility/335 September 11‚ 2013 Mr. David Carmon Administrative Ethics Paper WellPoint‚ a managed care company‚ was investigated for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and Security Rules. The investigation concluded WellPoint improperly “implement policies and procedures for authorizing access to the on-line application database‚ perform an appropriate technical evaluation
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communication. There are advantages and disadvantages of using either means of communication. It is the communications coordinator occupation to manage and utilize these methods to the best of its ability. These methods must oblige and be enforce by the HIPAA to prevent the misuse of patient ’s
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JSBMHA and HIPPA Case Study 1. How does HIPAA serve to protect patient rights? HIPPA protects patients’ right by giving the patient complete privacy regarding his or her health as well as protecting the identity of the patient. The patient is given the right to challenge or correct information in his or her medical records‚ place a letter of disagreement‚ and to inspect and copy medical records. It also prevents a doctor from disclosing information that does not need to be given. The doctor
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HIPAA is divided into five titles or categories covering different aspects of healthcare. The highlights of these five titles are (i) continuous health care insurance coverage for most people‚ (ii) preventing health care fraud and abuse and protecting patient’s
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June 1). Electronic Medical Records. Retrieved from http://www.clinicservice.com Google. (2013‚ September 16). Evolution of Health Care Information Systems. Retrieved from http://blog.sheepguru.com Office of Corporate Compliance. (2010‚ February). HIPAA Background. Retrieved from http://www.hipaa.bsd.uchicago.edu Wager‚ K. H.‚ Lee‚ F. W.‚ & Glaser‚ J. P. (2008). Health Care Information Systems: A practical approach for health care management (2nd ed.). San Francisco‚ CA:
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Running head: CODE OF ETHICS 1 Code of Ethics Vicki Brinson‚ RN Western Governor’s University Nursing Roles and Values CODE OF ETHICS Code of Ethics 2 Mr. E is a 67-year-old male who has been brought to the emergency department for lung congestion. Mr. E is diagnosed with pneumonia secondary to aspiration and Dr. K has determined that the best course of action is to intubate Mr. E. The nurse on duty discovers that Mr. E has an advanced directive that clearly states he does not want
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Computerized Management Systems Increase in Quality of Care Computerized management systems or electronic medical records can work to increase the quality of care in several ways. One way being that because medical record data is all computerized‚ there is a significant improvement in the legibility and translation of the health information therefore resulting in fewer errors and miscommunications. Other benefits to an electronic medical record is that it aids in increasing accuracy‚ timeliness
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communication. There are advantages and disadvantages of using either means of communication. It is the peers‚ workers‚ and supervisors occupation to manage and utilize these methods to the best of its ability. These methods must oblige and be enforce by the HIPAA to prevent the misuse of patient ’s
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expedited. Regulatory Compliance Health care is a highly regulated industry and continues to tighten and continually develop criteria according to which providers are required to abide by in order to carry out business. It has been estimated that HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) cost 33 cents for every health care dollar spent between 1996 and 2002. The health care industry covers a wide array of participants all of which all are inevitably subjected to a multitude of regulations
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healthcare industry setting. Hospitals and other medical setting worldwide benefit from the UNIX/Linux-based Cerner programming. Many hospital and medical staff within the medical field claims that the system operates within HIPAA standards. With the system operating within HIPAA standards makes following
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