Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

are several laws Affecting Compensation Policy and Practice: these include the Fair Labor Standards Act that regulates the minimum wage and overtime. The Equal Pay Act ensures that men and women are paid the same for the identical work. The 1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII) protects employees from being discriminated against in the means of individuals Civil Rights. Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects older…

used their credentials to run a query. The breach was not discovered until January 2015. Anthem Inc. security breach was made public in February 2015, and affected at least 80 millions of people. Anthem was at the moment the second-largest health insurance company in the nation. Their president and CEO, Joseph Swedish said to the media: “Anthem was the target of a very sophisticated external cyber-attack. These attackers gained unauthorized access to Anthem’s IT system and have obtained…

pharmaceutical and insurance company. It is important for UMUC Family Clinic to communicate for instance with pharmaceutical organization because Dr. Martin will be sending electronic prescription on behalf of his patients to the pharmacist. The pharmacist will require some form of information in order to honor the prescription. Also, in order to process patient bills and claims, UMUC Family Clinic needs to exchange patient information with the insurance company. Electronic health information…

knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making. Health information technology (HIT) facilitates communication, education, documentation, and evaluation in nursing care. The simple, popular ways of communication that nurses use are emails and instant messages (IMs). It is also important for information sharing to be done in a secure fashion using encryption and password protection to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements (Gephart &…

a smartphone. Health care professionals are able to stay up to date on the latest medical information, refer to drug references and calculators, access medical applications, and reference guides, personal health, and lifestyle applications used for patient education (Wyatt & Krauskopf, 2012). There is no doubt that smartphones have become a central component to the way nurses and health care professionals fulfill tasks and provide patient care. Therefore, it is imperative that health care…

are a gift from God. Healthcare rationing as it applies to the delivery of health services in the United States and in other countries will be discussed. The quality of care, efficiency and equity, healthy lives, and access to health services will be reviewed as well. Healthcare Rationing There are many definitions used to describe what healthcare rationing is. As stated by Singer (2009) from New York Times Magazine, “health care is a scarce resource, and all scarce resources are rationed in…

Also, every year in May, SUNY Downstate Medical Center holds its Annual Community Health Fair where it offers a variety of services to the underserved population within its community. Some of the services that they provide include asthma screening for ages 6 years and older, blood pressure screening, cholesterol and sugar tests, stroke screenings, HIV & AIDS tests. Also, New York state residents with no health insurance or under-insured who meet the eligibility criteria to enroll in the cancer…

possible care to restore health. Marketing must commit to timely and accurate information about healthcare providers, which consist of hospital and local physicians. Many of the health procedure and treatments are expensive, highly technical, lifesaving procedures which are costly. Meeting needs of patients,…

food stains on the rails and on the walls. Authorization is signed by a patient to photograph their wounds for charting and progression, not for release of information identifying the face of the patient. The nurse was in violation of the Privacy Act. This was a HIPAA violation. Administration separated the nurse for misuse of the company camera but could not comment on the reports to the state. A formal complaint was filed identifying disclosure of patient’s private information outside of…

• Communications Act of 1934- an act To provide for the regulation of interstate and foreign communication by wire or radio, and for other purposes • Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (1968 amended 1986)- Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, also known as the “Wiretap Act”:  prohibits the unauthorized, nonconsensual interception of “wire, oral, or electronic communications” by government agencies as well as private parties, …