Ethics Case Study Lernik Davoudi HCS/335 12/04/2012 Holly Martinez De Andino Ethics Case Study A prescription is an order for medication which is dispensed to or for patient. A prescription for a patient may only be issued by a physician. The case study in chapter 4‚ is a case about a physician’s assistance named Jerry McCall ‚ who needs to order an antidepressant medication called Valium for a patient who is a friend of the doctors‚ However the major problem Jerry has is that the patient
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‚ HIPAA passed in 1996. This law ensures rights to protect patient’s confidentiality and the rights of employees leaving there jobs. Patients have the right to their personal health information as well as keeping this information confidential. HIPAA Privacy Rule Title 1 provides protection for patient’s personal health information. Covered entity’s must obtain a written consent
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XXXX XXguez HCS 490 August 5‚ 2013 Jennifer Johnson Communication Paper Health care communication technology is rapidly advancing. New modes of communication in the health care arena are making it easier for the patient and the physician to communicate in a more effective manner. With the technological advancements that have taken place over the past decade‚ communication has evolved from handwritten charts to completely paperless electronic communication. Whereas before‚ correspondence
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RUNNING HEAD: MY ADVOCATING IN SWITCHING TO EHR My Advocating in Switching to HER By: Amber M. Cadieux American Intercontinental University Online January 7‚ 2011 Abstract The scenario for this assignment has asked me as a health care employee to provide information on electronic health records. The information I include should provide positive and effective feedback to convince the medical management staff to switch their current record filing system which happens to be paper records
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provider’s guide to the HIPAA privacy rule: Communicating with a patient’s family‚ friends‚ or others Involved in the patient’s care. [PDF document]. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/coveredentities/provider_ffg.pdf U. S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.b). Administration for Community Living. Retrieved March 5‚ 2013 from http://acl.gov/About_ACL/Index.aspx U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.c). Summary of the HIPAA privacy rule. [PDF
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Also‚ documentation of everything undergone with the accounts is required. Documenting the account details is also compliance with FISMA and HIPAA standards. Password Requirements and Justification. The current password requirements section of the policy states that “Passwords must be at least eight characters long and contain a combination of upper- and lowercase letters. Shared passwords are
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quality care for patients HIPAA laws have been set in place. "The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 required the Department of Health and Human Services to establish national standards for electronic healthcare transactions and national identifiers for providers‚ health plans‚ and employers" (Glandon‚ Smaltz‚ & Slovensky pg.118). Health insurance portability and accountability act also known as HIPAA was passed by congress
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According to the article “Bring Your Own Risk in BYOD‚” the author points out the MDM solutions as well as lessons learned on BYOD implementation. The lessons learned in this article emphasized the security that should be put in place or the measures that organizations need to take in order to operate in a safe and positive environment with BYOD. The Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution‚ which is part of the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)‚ employs solutions to manage risks which allow employees
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services/shop/hcs-483-health-information-systems-complete-class-includes-all-dqs-individual-and-team-assignments-uop-latest/ HCS 483 Health Information Systems Week 1: Health Care Information Systems Definitions From your reading‚ give definitions to the following terms: HIPAA Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Personal Health Record (PHR) Computerized provider order entry system (CPOE) Unique patient identifier Protected Health Information (PHI) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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information. References Healthcare Regulation (2014) Retrieved from web http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/topics/healthcare_regulation.asp U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2014) Retrieved from web http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/coveredentities/breachnotificationifr.html U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012). Health Information Privacy. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012). Health Information Privacy
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