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the job duties of digital forensic investigators. The second portion of this paper dissects the methodology notating specific actions that are vital to the identification, preservation, and transportation of electronic evidence. Adherence to new and evolving protocols and behaviors take center stage in this reflection in order to ensure the importance of identification, preservation and collection in the forensic process is achieved. The summation of the paper reviews the deontological…

are distinct characteristics that are exhibited in readiness assessment, planning, selection, implementation and lastly the benefits of any Electronic Health Records practice. More importantly, the assessment phase needs to justify the objective of implementing Electronic Health Records (EHR). The first and foremost step of implementation of a health information system is readiness evaluation or assessment for acknowledging and implementing the systems. Preparation is the first significant…

Inland Regional Center(Hollister and Guglielmo). One of the terrorists by the name of Syed Farook had an iPhone 5c that may contain information on other terrorists, or nothing at all(Balakrishnan). After the men, who committed the attacks in San Bernardino, destroyed all other personal belongings, this phone was the only way to help in the case. There is a failsafe feature along with a passcode on the phone preventing the FBI from gaining access to the info on the phone.…

of health information technology (HIT) can be seen as a tool that makes it feasible for health care providers to better handle patients ' care through a secured and health information sharing process. By making health information available electronically has also brought health care closer to the patient when and where it is needed. Apart from making health information easily accessible, HIT can make health care more cost effective and improve its quality. Some of the health information…

but little research has been done on implementing EHR’s in the home care settings. As demand for home care services increases to support the health care needs of the aging population, more home health agencies in the United States our implementing electronic health records, to have better quality records for their patients. Good communication regarding patient data, their status, and care plans is essential for ensuring efficiency in quality of patient care and patient safety. The EHR will…

No Privacy, No Humanity Is America witnessing the end of internet privacy? There are countless reasons why anyone would want to protect their privacy, but the single most important principle is that we have a right to privacy. Seeking privacy on the internet should not make the user feel guilty, the user’s privacy should be expected, and demanded. The reasons might be as simple as preserving your right to express unpopular opinions without being subjected to persecution, communicating sensitive…

Meaningful Use (MU) is the process of using electronic health record (EHR) technology in a manner that is meaningful. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid defines MU as “the use of certified electronic health record technology that involves patients and families with health care, improves care coordination, improves population and public health, improves quality, safety, efficiency, and reduces health disparities all the while maintaining privacy and security” (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…

Professional boundaries refer to the spaces between the patient’s vulnerability and the nurse’s power. As nurses use social networking sites and electronic forms of communication in health care setting, they can accidently blur the lines between their personal and professional lives. Making a comment about the patient on social networking site can breach the patient privacy and confidentiality, as well as violation of professional boundary (National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 2014).…

nationwide controversy after leaking top-secret surveillance information from the NSA to several media outlets. During his IT work for the NSA Snowden noticed the immense reach of NSA's everyday surveillance, so he began copying top-secret NSA documents and built a dossier on practices that he found invasive and unethical. His findings revealed that the NSA's surveillance programs were unconstitutional and infringed on the U.S citizens’ right to privacy. The methods used by the NSA such as;…

National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology (ONC) (2014) sees the future of interoperable healthcare as making “the right data available to the right people at the right time across products and organizations in a way that can be relied upon and meaningfully used by recipients” (p. 2). In simpler terms, it involves empowering patients, their families, and their care providers with the necessary tools to facilitate the sharing of healthcare information that leads to a more active…