Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

1. I believe his competitiveness, his ability to converse easily with people, and knowing how to market his products to people were the important keys to Walton’s success. My definition of ‘rich’ is similar to Walton’s; I value the essentials in life like food, a roof over my head, and a decent education. If I can provide those to my children, then I will have succeeded in life; my life does not, and will never, revolve around money. That value is not something that I feel the greater portion of…

confidentiality must be protected by all those who are part of health services. That is why it should not be discussed on the phone. Only the doctor should examine the results and give the recommendations based on the findings. She should have kept communications with the patient private and within the facility. She infringed on the Patent’s Right to privacy. This is because patient’s confidentiality must be protected by all those who are part of health services. That is why it should not…

(Jonsen, Siegler, &Winslalde, 2010). Confidentiality is not only an ethical obligation; it is also mandated by state and federal law. The federal regulation implanted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which creates a set of requirements and restrictions for the handling of protected health information. 2.…

Security Assessment Today’s focus on health information security is built on a long history of concern with the privacy of information obtained during a caregiver-patient encounter. Naughton, Callanan, Guerandel, and Malone (2012) stated that while privacy and confidentiality are the goals, they are not the main issues when dealing with health information technology in electronic health records (EHRs). The primary issue is information security. Moreover, Hayhurst (2014) stated that privacy is…

taking care of critically ill patients. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was passed by Congress in 1996 to define the rules and regulations concerning multiple topics, one of which is called the Privacy Rule (Mcgowan pg. 61). This rule established national standards to protect patients’ personal health information and medical records. Since that time there has been advancements in technology and now there are things like electronic health records, electronic Pyxis, and…

the education of not only potential risk, but also ensuring the proper use of nursing informatics whether related to proper use of email or transmission of electronic health records (EHR) and many other uses of electronic protected health information. If we can assure these are being done the impact that can be made in reducing health care organizations risks to such potential attacks are evident. According to Simpson (2013), nurse executives often lack the continuing education required to…

physicians, and organizations are all governed by and must be in compliance with health care laws and policies. Corporate citizenship includes the social responsibility of American Well and how the company meets the economic, legal, ethical, discretionary responsibilities created by shareholders. The economic responsibilities of American Well are to produce and generate the demand for telehealth products in the health care market while maximizing profit. With the Exchange, American Well has…

The patient safety umbrella covers multiple portions of the health care industry and can include such issues as: falls, medication errors, wrong site surgery, pressure ulcers, and transitions of care (Jayanthi, 2014). As new problems arise in a hospital or patient care setting they are often pushed under the patient safety umbrella. At a local university medical center, there are almost 3,000 patient safety policies (JH, personal communication, April 30, 2016). Additionally, this medical center…

Electronic Health Record Implementation Advancements in technology have grown rapidly over the years, even integrating itself into the medical field. Gone are the days of paper charting and handwritten prescriptions allowing for a decrease in medical errors and an increase in patient safety. With the attacks on September 11, 2001, the nation acknowledged a need for standardized electronic health records. Many facilities have already implemented the use of electronic health records; however,…

Health care costs and policies have several benefits and downfalls to citizens which have made health care what it is today. Cutting cost, reaching a policy agreement, and delivering the best quality of health care to patients is imperative to uphold these standards. Elizabeth Rosenthal has demonstrated the latest and greatest information in her numerous articles and especially in Medical Records: Top Secret. Medical and health information is obtained from new patients and updated annually or…