Malpractice In The Medical Field

According to Merriam-Webster the definition of malpractice is “careless, wrong, or illegal actions by someone (such as a doctor) who is performing a professional duty” and the definition of negligence is “failure to take the care that a responsible person usually takes: lack of normal care or attention.” With so many laws in place in the medical field, there could be many forms or ways of breaking laws that are in place. Knowing what malpractice and negligence is, there are many ways of committing either as a medical assistant. I have read three articles showing civil cases where medical assistants commit either malpractice or negligence while working in the field.
In the first article “Medical office assistants charged criminally under HIPAA for their part in ID theft ring”, it takes place in a doctors’ office and includes many people who committed HIPAA violations. The article is about many people including doctors and medical assistants who help and are involved with an identity theft and bank fraud scheme. The medical assistances who were involved were charged with HIPAA violations because they were the ones who had the access to many of the patients’ personal information. They misused their power and used the information and helped with the bank fraud and identity thefts.
The second article I read titled “Miramar teen who lost …show more content…
Being a medical assistant is a very big part and has access to so much important information it is important to follow the laws and to try to help people by doing right by the laws in place. By being a medical assistant is more than just someone who greets a patient as before they see the doctor but they have more responsibilities than thought and are a vital role in the medical