Electronic Communications Privacy Act

The use of electronic devices during classes has been a discussed issue for long, because of problems regarding the safety of the wireless connection, the costs of using these kind of devices for learning institutions and the personal use each student does with them. Many researchers argue that technologies used during lectures are only damage for students, because they tend to pass their time on social networks or surfing in Internet rather than follow the lesson. According to Dr. Claire La…

easier to record with each new invention that is created. Today the NSA, or National Security Agency, invades our privacy by noting our every move. Not only will our privacy as a whole be demolished by the government, but the way we perceive the NSA could potentially lead to distrust in the government as a whole because of the unlawful jobs they are currently working on. The sense of privacy is only a comfort blanket told to us by the government, who weaved webs of lies the past years. As the…

In 1996, United States Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as a way for Americans to continue with health care insurance during a job transition and reduce health care fraud and abuse (California Department of Health Care Services, 2015). Providing health care services at the administrative level, the organization is responsible for protecting the individuals served private information when working with other health care providers and those supporting…

competencies, and other standards and acts published by professional nursing organisations such as the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO, 2010), Ministry of Health, 2014 and the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ). This essay will also discuss how the Professionalism, scope…

provider, or other permitted disclosures contained in the Privacy Rule. References Gartee, Richard. (01/2011). Electronic Health Records: Understanding and Using Computerized Medical Records, VitalSource for Allen…

Electronic Medical Records Electronic Medical Records (EMR) are a collection of patient information that is stored and accessible digitally. EMRs make medical records more readily accessible to healthcare professionals by making records available from virtually any computer. EMRs were introduced in 1972 to improve accuracy and efficiency of creating, editing, adding to, and reviewing medical records (Electronic Health Records, 2012). Quality of Care It is arguable that EMRs have…

participants tended to believe that, it has become a necessity. Due to the Snowden incident, the surveillance practices of the US government were reviewed in the Report and Recommendations of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies: Liberty and Security in a Changing World commissioned by President Obama in August 2013 and released in December 2013. Although the Liberty and Security Report identified a number of principles which should underpin intelligence…

artificial eyes etc. it also happened with the introduction of electronic patient medical record system (EMR). The necessity for a computerized electronic medical record system…

Abstract Health Information Exchange is tremendously important in the healthcare field. It enables the opportunity for medical staff to be able to share between providers within Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) policy. Thus making hospitals become more efficient and effective with proving quality of care, but it widespread and be able to interoperate depends on patients allowing healthcare providers to be share their health records throughout the world. We must show…

part of the United States government that is responsible for the collection and processing of worldwide data records as well as global monitoring. According to an article from Electronic Frontier Foundation, the NSA is “responsible for collecting, processing, and disseminating intelligence information from foreign electronic signals for national foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes and to support military operations” (EFF). Incorporated in that professional and sophisticated…