Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Introduction This firm has been retained to evaluate the organizational capacity for St. Excellent hospital to implement several key informational technology initiatives under the direction of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Marilyn Johnson. This executive summary will provide an assessment of the organization’s strengths and growth opportunities as they relate to these initiatives, couple with specific guidance and recommendations driven by current organizational capacity and market…

patients and much more. On April 17 I had followed a registered nurse and a CNA around a retirement home. She had showed me her ways of doing things. In the Medical field one important thing to know about is HIPAA. HIPAA is health insurance portability and accountability act. HIPAA is protecting their privacy such as their names, room number, what's wrong with them, their vitals and just mostly everything about is all confidential, you talk about patients only in private rooms so no one would…

Some of these programs go back many years in their enactment, such as the Social Security Act of 1935, when the U.S. had the foresight to help aid in retirement of older workers (and that was post-Depression and pre-WWII). Some of these programs are efficient, such unemployment insurance (even though it should last longer), and some are not, such as Medicare (seniors still have to purchase supplemental insurance or pay out-of-pocket costs). Social Security may not even be around in another 25…

can do that make them feel more comfortable in their bodies. They include surgeries and taking hormones to get the desired physical affects on their bodies. And sometimes you can tell your child is transgender in ages as young as two. There are many health experts that believe that being transgender doesn’t result from one thing and it isn’t a choice. They believe it to be a complex mixture of biology, psychology, and the person 's…

“Nurses are the heart of healthcare” and nurses have a lot responsibility. My topic is nursing I have wanted to be a nurse my whole life, but I don’t have much experience in the medical field. The only things that I do know is what I have learned in health science one and two. There is a lot of information that nurses have to learn and I can’t wait to learn them. A there is lots of information about nursing that many people probably didn’t know. (Welcome to the quote garden) Nursing is, by…

Introduction Ethical standards of scientific research require psychologists to be devoted, professional and knowledgeable on situations concerning individuals, organizations, and communities. Psychologists perform the roles as administrators, educators, and researchers have the obligation to respect, safeguard civil and human rights; further expanding their knowledge on creativity and innovation in publication, observation, and teaching. There are eight ethical guidelines this paper will…

important tasks like buying groceries or making doctor’s appointments (Heatlh Promotion by Design in Long-Term Care Settings, n.d.). Another example of simple activities is getting ready for the day and eating breakfast, these are more crucial for daily health (Heatlh Promotion by Design in Long-Term Care Settings, n.d.). Some individuals do not have the same strength or memory to do these activities every day. A caregiver is committed to help obtain the help needed to do tasks that are…

Assisted Suicide Is Not The Way To Go Imagine a world where firemen, upon request, could go to a person 's home to help the person die. The fireman would bring a match and set it next to the ailing person. After giving instruction on how to effectively light the match, the fireman would leave. The individual could then pick up the match and burn their house, committing suicide - fireman-assisted suicide. Or, if an individual was at the beach and wished to die. Informing the life-guard, the…

Centuries ago confidentiality was not considered to be of upmost importance when it came to keeping peoples’ information from spreading throughout the community. There was no organized way of keeping records, which made information easy to assess and spread. In recent decades, the use of digital media in various careers has become popular and accepted by society. People are able to assess their medical records by signing onto an online network and pulling up their information. Going to the…

Some of these roles may include advocacy, collaboration with other professionals regarding the creating of crisis response plans, providing education related to mental health and resilience, holding leadership roles on multi-disciplinary crisis response teams, serving as media liaisons, assessing the needs of those affected by disasters, providing crisis intervention and support, and assisting with death notifications…