Confidentiality

Confidentiality is of most importance with respect to a healthy patient-healthcare provider (HCP) relationship. According to Fisher (2013), confidentiality is defined as “the obligation of HCPs to maintain the privacy of their patients by keeping the information patients disclose to them confidential…not absolute, may be breached in order to keep the individual from harming herself or others” (2013). The possibility of a healthcare provider breaching the confidential right of a patient is a…

Privacy, anonymity and confidentiality are similar, yet different. Privacy is the patients ability to limit the amount of information they share with others. We tend to keep personal information such as our social security number or credit card information extremely private. As people we all have the right to keep information to ourselves. Confidentiality is the patient has the right to have medical information kept in private, their information is protected from unauthorized disclosures. When a…

Work Confidentiality refers to all information relating to the service users and the records associated with them. Confidentiality is a legal requirement according to the Data Protection Act (1998). This law demands that Health and Social Care workers should maintain all service users confidentiality at all times. (Ministry of ethics, 2010-2014). Confidentiality is a paramount right for service users; it is very important for all health professionals to follow the rules of confidentiality.…

Confidentiality and Informed Consent In the counseling domain nothing hurts a therapist’s reputation or fidelity more than losing the trust and confidence of a client, a client’s family, or fellow colleagues. Therapists are professionals and are obligated, not to discuss a client’s information, case, or sessions with anyone. According to Lasky and Riva (2006), counselors have a legal and ethical obligation to protect confidential information disclosed to them. Legally, the therapist could be…

Why is Cyber Security a rising priority? Cyber security has always been a huge concern ever since the internet came out. There are 3 main branches of Cyber Security: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Accessibility. Every cybercrime out there violates one of these branches. Confidentiality deals with information that isn’t accessible to the public, Integrity deals with information that has been altered, and Accessibility deals with something being able to access. The first…

Every healthcare provider understands and respects the need for patient privacy and confidentiality. As nurses, we see and hear confidential information every day. For instance, the IV bags and medicines are now routinely labeled with the patient’s name. This step we take to assure that we are delivering the right care to the right patient for their safety. QSEN define safety as “minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.” When…

intervene. I would ask the student in-depth questions to ensure that the student is not in any harm, has no intentions of harming someone else, or has not been abused. The following actions assist school psychologist because these are our limits to confidentiality. Having said that, if the student has intentions of informing me of one of the following without parent consent I would be subjected to losing my job, being called to the court, and even worse losing my license if anything happens to…

SOCIAL CARE Define Maintaining confidentiality Confidentiality is the protection of personal information. Confidentiality means keeping a client's information between you and the client, and not telling others including co-workers, friends, family, etc. Examples of maintaining confidentiality include: individual files are locked and secured. 2 A teenage girl has gone to the GP to discuss contraception. How can the GP maintain her confidentiality? The specialist can't convince…

protect patients information from being disclose help the public to trust us as health care provider and makes them less hesitant about coming in to get test for sexual transmitted infections. “Confidentiality means that personal information is private, and may not be shared without your permission. The confidentiality of a person’s HIV status is important because people with HIV and AIDS face discrimination when other people find out they have HIV. People will only get tested and treated for…

Because of confidentiality, I will name the child I interviewed, Kayla. Her race is Caucasian, she is 7 years old and in the 3rd grade. Her mother is in her late 30’s and father is in his late 40’s. The family lives in a neighborhood far from the city. The father is a full-time worker, while the mother works a part-time job. The older brother, Nathan, who is 19 years old, stays home to take care of his little sister when the parents are both at work. I chose this person as a subject because…