Position of slaves from their perspective Generally‚ slavery is the worst thing in human history. In this essay‚ I will state a few facts about how they were treated before‚ during and after the Civil War. Slaves‚ since they were brought to America‚ had treatment of „ignorance“. In fact‚ the owners kept their slaves stupefied‚ they did not learn anything except for work. Nor did they know the current date‚ not to mention date of their birth. You could not meet a slave‚ (later a former slave) who
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Personally‚ I do not believe that my life is a performance and everyone around me as the audience. However‚ it is what Goffman wants me to think since he refers to his attitude as dramaturgical perspective (Goffman‚ 1999). Furthermore‚ the book was published in 1959 before the social revolution in the 1960s exploded the anticipation of formality it documents‚ the assumptions concerning proper behaviour‚ making a good impression‚ and social distinction. The difference remains‚ of course‚ but individuals
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Relating HIPAA to Billing Student HCR 220 April 22‚ 2012 Instructor Capstone CheckPoint “The” central point” of medical services‚ and operations‚ is the “federal government’s” organization‚ the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This affiliation is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). One of the priorities of CMS is to analyze efficiency‚ and productivity in assorted “health care management‚ treatment‚ and financing” functions. CMS guidelines
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long-awaited round 2 of HIPAA audits in 2016. As we near October and the end of the ICD-10 grace period‚ physicians and practices should be prepared for a busy end to the year. The Audit Mandate As an extension of the HITECH Act‚ which became effective on February 18‚ 2009‚ the audit mandate exposed health care providers that must adhere to HIPAA regulations to the possibility of being audited for compliance to privacy‚ security and breach notifications. The second round of HIPAA audits will measure
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privacy rules associated with the HIPAA (HIPAA investigation risks are increasing‚ 2015‚ p. 86). This is knowledge that is crucial to privacy; because‚ it is an indication of exposure to risk for the patient protected health information. This exposure is during health care transactions directly with providers and indirectly with entities during electronic billing or some other encounter. Therefore‚ those offices that are not up to speed and fully compliant with HIPAA Privacy rules make potentially
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This posting is about a former UCLA Health System employee‚ Huping Zhou‚ 47‚ from Los Angeles. Mr. Zhou was a licensed cardiothoracic surgeon in China before he immigrated to the United States of America (USA). After his immigration to the USA‚ he was employed as a researcher with the UCLA school of medicine. Few months later he was let go from his job‚ reasons unrelated to later HIPAA violation charges. He was accused and later found guilty‚ of illegally accessing medical records of his immediate
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passed “The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” (HIPAA). HIPAA sets the national standard for electronic transfers of health data. Before HIPAA‚ each state set their own standards. Now states must abide by the minimum standards set by HIPAA. States can enact laws to incorporate and strengthen the basic rights given by HIPAA. How HIPAA’s Privacy Rule Protects YOU; The Patient Access to your own medical records Prior to HIPAA‚ access to your medical records was not guaranteed by federal
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providers‚ all of them are required to comply with HIPAA policies and standards. Following a hybrid approach for implementing HIPAA would help these different healthcare entities manage their compliance related activities better. The risk based model which is easily scalable would enable entities to perform risk assessment based on their operating landscape‚ while the checklist would allow all these entities to easily evaluate their compliance with HIPAA. For example‚ hospitals have to perform far more
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process in which the user provides two means of identification from separate categories of credentials; it is normally something that is memorized‚ for example a security code. It is important because if there are security breaches‚ internet scams‚ it can be easy to identify and notify the user. Also the 2FA protects one’s information such as hospital and patient information. Two-factor authentication is recommended in order to meet HIPAA compliance‚ since it adds another level of security that can
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HIV: A Communicable Disease HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ is a communicable disease that was once considered a death sentence years ago. It is a disease that is contracted by the exchange of bodily fluids such as blood‚ semen‚ and vaginal secretions. Persons can be affected by the disease for years without knowing it. To date‚ blood tests that pick up the antibody is the only way of detecting it. Patients may be asymptomatic‚ which means the disease is present‚ however‚ symptoms
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