Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

performed by a research assistant during a clinic visit and consent was obtained for participation. Additionally, family care givers were telephonically screened and consent was obtained for participation. Participants were given brochures for mental health services with contact information and twenty-five dollars for participation. (Mosher et al.,…

the office-based ambulatory outpatient setting is a hallmark of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS). Office–based anesthesia is safe and has a high level of patient satisfaction.[1] Closed-claims data from Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons National Insurance Company (OMSNIC), however, indicate that the most frequent reason for transfer of a sedated patient to an emergency room was respiratory distress.[2] Capnography is a non-invasive and real time monitor of ventilatory status and has been shown…

everyone uses some form of social media to foster personal exchange with their peers, including health care professionals. A common example of social media are websites, primarily: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn. These social media platforms allow the instantaneous sharing of pictures, videos, and stories to virtually anyone in the world. However, in today’s…

Some questions one might ask themselves regarding this case are: Is it ethical for Knowles and Thomas to discuss about their patients’ health information? Now that Dr. Thomas understands Therman’s health condition, is it part of her duty to disclose the information to her, even though Therman isn’t her patient? Does Dr. Knowles have a duty to keep his patient’s information confidential, even though it can promote the…

order to protect privacy violations and in response to accounting information system attacks. In addition to the CAN-SPAM Act discussed above, a number of federal regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and the Financial Service Modernization Act impose specific requirements on organizations to protect the privacy of their customers’ personal information (Romney &…

proved that she was still a human being who was adamant about her quality of life and autonomy. Being the nursing student on her case, it was interesting watching the process of all health care providers informing the surrogate about TPN feeding, but also respecting any decision that the brother would make. None of the health care providers forced the brother to make the decision of accepting the feeding. He was given as much time as he needed to contemplate the decision. He made the…

you were sick and constantly held back from the job. This is one reason your health information is so important to employers. They want to have a healthier workforce so that production is constant and dependable. You don 't have to always tell the employer what you are going through but it may affect your attendance and lead to termination if you aren 't communicating properly to your…

The world of nursing has evolved tremendously over the years. It will continue to change on a daily basis, in an attempt to better it. Adapting to change should become a normal thing for all nurses because it happens all the time. All nurses have their own “ideal shift” and how they believe things should go. Each director or even lead nurse handles situations differently. In this paper I will discuss my vision of nursing in the future, adapting to changes, and how I would handle certain…

Thinking Critically During The Nursing Process The nursing process is a collaborative process between nurses and patients. The process involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating. At every step in the nursing process, critical thinking skills need to be employed. It is imperative to facilitate a favorable patient-centered outcome by remaining cognizant of hidden sociological and medical factors that affect patients inside and outside of a hospital setting. Thinking…

decisions, nurses need to consider many different aspects including clinical knowledge, clinical standards, experience and patient-centered decision making. It requires nurses to have a high level of critical thinking. Professional boundaries which acts as limits to maintain therapeutic relationship between professionals and clients can be regarded as a basis of clinical decision making. In the given scenario, Sam Mills is an RN who works with five general practitioners and two other RNs. Sam’s…