"AMA Journal of Ethics." VM. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. Over hundreds of years, patient confidentiality laws and privacy in health care settings has grown stronger and stricter, allowing patients to feel comfortable when speaking to their physicians. It was not only the patient-physician relationship that demonstrated the need for patient confidentiality, but there are also a variety of outside forces and factors that contributed to this discovery. History has shown that patient confidentiality is a human rights issue that continuously evolves as the era changes, that concerns our individual liberties that must not be infringed upon.
"Californian Sentenced to Prison for HIPAA Violation | Journal of AHIMA." Journal of AHIMA. N.p., n.d. …show more content…
In medicine, specifically in the field of nursing, social media has become a convenient and easy way to maintain communication from coworker to coworker or from nurse to patient. Unknowingly and blindly, nurses often invade and violate their patients’ privacy when using social media in a variety of ways, including via forwarded emails and public blogs. This reveals a problem and a flaw in the system, as nurses demonstrate negligent and ignorant behavior online. As we progress in the world of technology and social media, our physicians and nurses must be able to maintain professionalism in order to abide by the rules and regulations of health …show more content…
A huge portion of the HIPAA deals with patient confidentiality and the way patient information is transported to and from individuals.
"HIPAA Violations and Enforcement." HIPAA Violations and Enforcement. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2016. Violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) comes with a strict list of penalties put into action by legal acts set by the government. The consequences are composed of monetary fines that vary based on the magnitude of the infraction. The severity of a HIPAA violation is based on whether or not the practitioner knew they were in violation, willful neglect, and correction of the violation. Criminal penalties are more brutal than the usual penalties, since they include larger monetary fines, along with possible years of imprisonment.
Merideth, Philip. "The Five C's of Confidentiality and How to DEAL with Them." Psychiatry (Edgmont). Matrix Medical Communications, n.d. Web. 22 Mar.
"Californian Sentenced to Prison for HIPAA Violation | Journal of AHIMA." Journal of AHIMA. N.p., n.d. …show more content…
In medicine, specifically in the field of nursing, social media has become a convenient and easy way to maintain communication from coworker to coworker or from nurse to patient. Unknowingly and blindly, nurses often invade and violate their patients’ privacy when using social media in a variety of ways, including via forwarded emails and public blogs. This reveals a problem and a flaw in the system, as nurses demonstrate negligent and ignorant behavior online. As we progress in the world of technology and social media, our physicians and nurses must be able to maintain professionalism in order to abide by the rules and regulations of health …show more content…
A huge portion of the HIPAA deals with patient confidentiality and the way patient information is transported to and from individuals.
"HIPAA Violations and Enforcement." HIPAA Violations and Enforcement. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2016. Violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) comes with a strict list of penalties put into action by legal acts set by the government. The consequences are composed of monetary fines that vary based on the magnitude of the infraction. The severity of a HIPAA violation is based on whether or not the practitioner knew they were in violation, willful neglect, and correction of the violation. Criminal penalties are more brutal than the usual penalties, since they include larger monetary fines, along with possible years of imprisonment.
Merideth, Philip. "The Five C's of Confidentiality and How to DEAL with Them." Psychiatry (Edgmont). Matrix Medical Communications, n.d. Web. 22 Mar.