Should anonymized data be used freely? This answer‚ for me‚ is two-fold. When it comes to the topic of public health surveillance‚ anonymized data should be used without informed consent. The data tracking methods for public health surveillance help determine pockets of disease and deploy treatment strategies prior to an epidemic. The rationale for this standpoint is that the greater good of the population. In the example of the recent Ebola epidemic‚ the epicenter of the disease was identified
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Just like any other business that keeps track of claims for payments the health care industry also has a system of their own called The revenue cycle. The revenue cycle manages claims processing‚ payment and revenue generation. Meaning the process includes keeping track of claims and making sure payments are collected and denied claims are addressed in an appropriate manner. In present times health care industry is a very complicated in terms of managing the services provided. A physician must document
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Security and Privacy Patrick Jean Lemur HSC 533 January 7‚ 2013 Penelope Pattalitan EdD‚ MSN‚ FNP-BC‚ RN-BC Introduction Identity theft is becoming very easy due to technological advancements. Protecting patient information must include all efforts from medical facilities‚ employees‚ and consumers. Society has the right to be protected from any misuse of personal data. An effective protective program starts with front-end preventive safeguards and ends with follow-through that reaches wherever
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Health Information Exchange The Health information exchange or also known as HIE is the sending of healthcare-related data electronically to facilities‚ health information organizations and government agencies according to national standards. The goal is to be able to access and retrieve data more efficient‚ safer‚ and to improve the quality of care and patient safety and reduce healthcare costs. The Health Information Exchange has existed for over two decades. In the 1990s there were
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for release are also unique. This is why the laws and regulations that govern protected health information (PHI) are so important. The most important of these regulations is The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‚ better known as HIPAA‚ which is a federal statute that was passed back in 1996. This act was cutting edge legislation that both protected private
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Disk Encryption The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 redefined the HIPAA Security Rule definition of “secure data” as data that is encrypted. Because of this‚ we are required to encrypt all laptops with the Optimus eMAR software installed. HITECH also laid out clear rules for notifying individuals and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the case of a data breach. If an encrypted device goes missing‚ there is no such notification
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Communication Paper - Electronic Medical Records The mode of communication that I will be addressing is Electronic Medical Records. There are several different benefits with this type of communication. According to "Center for Studying Health System Change" (2013)‚ “Physicians can focus on the patient and engage in real-time decision making rather than spending time pulling information from a variety of paper sources. They can take full advantage of communication with the patient‚ and also
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Genetic Information Student Name HCA/322 October 13‚ 2014 Professor Name The goal of this essay is to determine whether the information presented within it could be considered a violation or a non-violation of the GINA of 2008. A case study has been determined to be a method to learn about a complex instance. This information is based on understanding the detailed instance and analyzing the context as a whole. I will be briefly discussing this case study. The GINA legislation
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United States Department of Labor Case Study Hector Ortiz Dr. Davis HRM 533 Strayer University December 12‚ 2014 The focus of this paper is to analyze the united states of labor website. First‚ the paper indentifies the various features of the website‚ and uses the features in discussing the various benefits entitled to the employees. Thereafter‚ it shows how the employers use this website in verifying the various benefits that the government bestows its employees. Next‚ it elucidates how the employees
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