...Administrative Ethics Paper Kerri Love HCS/335 October 21, 2014 Jennifer Hilkert Administrative Ethics Paper Patient privacy is a very important aspect to all businesses within the health care field. Whether businesses like it or not, there are strict guidelines that everyone has to follow regarding patient privacy. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (2014), “the HIPAA Security Rule outlines national standards designed to protect individuals’ electronic protected health information that is created, used, or maintained by a covered entity.” Businesses have to be careful about what they share with their employees through any type of electronic media because it can be saved. It is important to remember that all patient health information is covered under the HIPAA rule and the HIPAA security rule. Both of these rules help protect patients’ privacy whether it is in a file or electronic format. There are many things that could happen if either of these rules is breached. If the information is through electronic medical records, it can easily be stolen if there are not enough guidelines set up to protect the information. Hackers like to be able to hack into the system and steal any information they can. If a business has their information stolen, it is important to make sure they file a grievance and take the necessary steps to render the situation. If they do not make sure they do what they are supposed to do, they can be fined a lot of money regarding...
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...Administrative Ethics Paper Sarah Falsey HCS/335 October 8, 2012 Leah Alexander Administrative Ethics Paper The topic chosen was Massachusetts General Hospital. This paper will go over the issue and its impact. It will also include arguments or facts to support the proposed solution. We will also touch on the ethical and legal issues involved with the release of 196 patients’ medical information. The issue is that 196 patients’ records at the hospital’s Infectious Disease Associates Practice were left by an employee on the subway. These records contained names, medical record numbers, dates of birth, health insurers and their policy numbers, diagnosis, and names of their providers for 66 patients. The Infectious Disease unit treats people with HIV/AIDS, as well as other infectious diseases. The records were never recovered and were lost on March 9, 2009. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a 1 million dollar fine against the Massachusetts General Hospital because of that breach of patient privacy. The HIPAA privacy rule clearly states that health care providers are required to protect the privacy of patient information through administrative, physical and technical defenses. Massachusetts General agreed to fix this and to take actions to prevent this from happening in the future. They agreed to implement a set of policies and procedures regarding what information is removed from the hospital, training all employees on this procedure, and labeling the...
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...Administrative Ethics: Advances in Lung Cancer Care HCS/335 Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 Administrative Ethics: Advances in Lung Cancer Care In this paper, there will be a description of what the newspaper article covers about Lung Cancer treatment plus the population this issue affects the most. Examples the article uses to argue or present facts supporting the treatment research of Lung Cancer Patients, explanation of ethical and legal issues do to the involvement this article is talking about, explanation of the managerial responsibilities related to administrative ethic issues, and identification of proposals to create solutions. Description of Newspaper Article and Those It Affects “More Americans die from lung cancer each year than from breast, colon and prostate cancers combined, according to the National Institutes of Health. But it has long suffered from a stigma because of its association with smoking, receiving far less research funding than other forms of cancer.” (Thoms, 2012, para. 5-6) In reading the above quote it should inspire some to promote more research completion in the area of Lung Cancer. Factual information such as this is what makes the medical professionals working in the area of Lung Cancer Treatment want to bring this awareness to the general public. Each day these professionals go to their careers and have to witness his or her patients suffering from this horrible disease. Their hands are tied on providing more...
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...Administrative Ethics Paper Tammy Gillespie University of Phoenix HCS 335 Webb Jones July 18, 2011 Administrative Ethics Paper Health care is among the most personal services rendered in our society today however to deliver this care a large amount of personnel must have access to intimate patient information. Maintaining confidentiality is becoming more difficult. The need to protect patient confidentiality is evident in legal restrictions imposed by state laws and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) and was recently amended under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.(politifact, 2011). Physicians have always had a duty to keep their patients confidence. This means that a physician or any administrative person may not disclose any medical information revealed by a patient or discovered by a physician in connection with the treatment of a patient. As explained by AMA’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs the purpose of a physician’s ethical duty to maintain patient confidentiality is to allow the patient to feel free to make a full and frank disclosure of information to the physician with the knowledge that the physician will protect the confidentiality nature of the information disclosed. (AMA, 2009). Maintaining patient confidentiality is a legal duty as well as an ethical duty. A physician’s legal obligations are defined by the US Constitution, by federal and state law and regulation...
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...University of Phoenix HCS/335 Administrative Ethics January 31, 2012 Confidentiality is implicit in maintaining a patient's privacy, but confidentiality between provider and client is not an absolute right. Privacy is defined as the ability of the individual to maintain information in a protected way. Confidentiality in health care is the obligation of the health care provider not to disclose information. Within this paper I am going to discuss the confidentiality in regards to minors of how it affects them, relate to the facts, discuss the ethical/ legal issues, explain the managerial responsibilities and identify the proposed solutions. When dealing with confidentiality in the healthcare profession the acting provider does not suppose to disclose information. Take minors for example; they are protected under (FERPA) Family Educational Rights Privacy Act. FERPA has been known to protect minors in regards to educational purposes, important files, documents, photography and etc. After the minor reaches the age of 18 their rights are then transferred to them from their parent. Confidentiality is very risky and complicated when dealing with a minor, social workers and other persons involved are very cautious when giving out information about minors. Reasons being is because children as minors go through so much in regards to mental abuse, sexual abuse and physical abuse so keeping important documents and files confidential is mandatory. The arguments used in this particular...
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...Running Head: Ethics Case Study Ethics Case Study Keisha Black HCS/335 August 29, 2011 Robert King Abstract * The purpose of this paper is to review a case study and give an opinion on whether Jerry the doctor's assistance is using ethical and legal measures in his job. The paper will also review the decisions that Jerry might have made and major issues that may affect that decision. The paper will also give information on the malpractice lawsuit jerry might face and the readers advice to him, and what problem-solving methods might be helpful to assist in making an ethical decision. In the case study we will be reviewing Jerry McCall, Dr. William's office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN and he is responsible for handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. Jerry is now alone in the office and a patient calls and requested that he must have a prescription refill for Valium, an antidepressant medication, called in right away to his pharmacy, since he is leaving for the airport in thirty minutes. The patient said Dr. Williams is a personal friend and always gives him a small supply of Valium when he has to fly. Health care practitioners and organizations are faced with many ethical challenges daily, It is up to them to make a legal decision to protect themselves and employers in these situation. In this scenario Jerry' medical training does not qualify him to issue the refill order...
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...Ethics Case Study Sandra Childers HCS/335 January 16, 2012 Patricia Tobin. PhD, LCSW Ethics Case Study This paper discusses the dilemma of Jerry McCall. Jerry, office assistant of Dr. Williams, is a trained medical assistant and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). While covering the front desk while the receptionist was out to lunch, a patient and friend of Dr. Williams calls requesting a refill order for Valium. The friend is taking a trip by plane and takes the Valium when he flies. There are questions that arise from this scenario. Is Jerry qualified to fulfill this request? If the refill was for a different medication such as blood pressure medication would it make a difference? What are the legal ramifications should there be any harmful reactions? Does the doctrine of respondeat superior protect Jerry from any lawsuits? The answers to these questions are discussed within this paper. As a medical assistant Jerry McCall is trained to perform administrative and medical duties to maintain the smooth operation of the healthcare facility. He reports to the office manager and the physician, as he goes about performing his duties. Medical assistants are not physician’s assistants and do not have the training that a physician’s assistant has to examine, diagnose, and treat patients. As a medical assistant the administrative duties include updating and filing medical records, complete insurance claim forms, set up hospital admissions and lab appointments. When acting...
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...Administrative Ethic Paper 1 Cecile Delos Santos HCS/335 April 29, 2013 Susan Morgan Administrative Ethic Paper 2 The thought of abuse in elderly are very disturbing but it does happen. They are very vulnerable and dependent on other people to function in everyday life. Resident abuse in nursing homes facility or home care facility is a problem all over the world, but has become less of a concern in America, because the Department of Health Services become very strict on rules and regulation for nursing home and home care. This is for the protection of elderly and to provide the best care for them and have a quality of living. Nursing homes provide best patient care and services for elder patients and well being of these residents are provided. Most of the workers in the nursing home are caring, compassionate and conscientious and help their patients in their everyday life from bathing, eating, activities, and total patient care if needed. However, some time in other facility, staff, fellow residents or sometimes visitors to the facility may be guilty of abusing patients in some point, this will cost a lot because it is a federal felony to abuse a patient and may cause jail time and penalty. Different Types of Elder Abuse: •Physical Abuse: The most common type of abuse in elderly. This is a type of abuse that the caregiver force the senior citizen to do something that the caregiver wants him...
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...Administrative Ethics Paper DeCarlos Green HCS/335 4/23/2014 Administrative Ethics Paper Patient confidentiality has become a trending topic in the Health Care industry and in the news. Many organizations have placed patient confidentiality at the top of their important “to do” lists. The United States government is really emphasizing the importance of patient privacy and they are also cracking down on facilities that are not abiding by HIPPA’s regulations. Stiff fines and penalties are being administered to organizations that are found not to be in compliance with HIPPA regulations. I’ve recently read an article about a breach in patient privacy at Kaiser Permanente. Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health plans, serving approximately 9.1 million members, with headquarters in Oakland, Calif("Fast Facts About Kaiser Permanente", 2014). Issue and its impact on the population it affects most The issue that has occurred at Kaiser Permanente is that their server has been infected with a malicious malware. The breach of the organization has been going on for quite some time. The organization thinks that the server has been infected ever since October of 2011; the breach was not discovered until February of 2014. This is quite some time for a breach in security to go undetected. The breach of the “secure” server has affected over 5,000 patients. All of the patients protected health information was on the server. This breach mostly affects...
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...Administrative Ethics Paper Erika Nunez-Walker HCS/335 09/08/2014 Claudia Unrein Administrative Ethics Paper A patient’s electronic protected health information is an important issue when it comes to privacy for the patients and physicians. “Communicating with patients using mobile devices such as Blackberrys, iPhones, iPads, or Android phones is fast growing trend among healthcare providers” (Barrett, 2011) . In the world today physicians and patients are using mobile devices an order to communicate with each other more and more. This of course raises distresses when it comes to the security of protected health information. This article discusses the issue on security by the use of electronic transfer of protected health information between health care providers and patients and also how those issues may cross HIPAA Security Rule. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was establish in 1996, in order to protect the privacy and security of patient’s health information. “The Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (the Security Rule) establish a national set of security standards for protecting certain health information that is held or transferred in electronic form” (U.S Department of Health & Human Services, n.d). There are many reasons why the use of mobile devices triggers the HIPAA Security Rule. Unauthorized disclosure of protect health information is very much at risk because mobile devices...
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...Administrative Ethics Rebecca Schroeder HCS 335 June 24, 2012 James Dockins Administrative Ethics Paper The article chosen was from fox news published on June 25 is about how two girls with very fair skin where not allowed to apply sun screen to their skin before a school field day because there was not doctors not present. The staff commented that the girls were getting burned but nothing could be done because of state and school policy. The district administrator stated “Some of the ingredients in sun screen can cause allergic reaction sin some children.” Not being able to apply sunscreen to the children, who both had very fair skin, led to the girls having to be taken to the emergency room in Tacoma, Washington. The girls both sustained second degree burns on their faces and body. The mother is outraged because the staff recognized the signs that the children were getting sunburned but because of the school policy there was nothing they could do for the children. (Fox news, 2012) This issue is one for every person with children in public schools with the exception for the state of California where it is ok for children to apply sunscreen to themselves. The nation is told hundreds of times a day about the risks of skin cancer and ageing caused by sun exposure and if children are going to be out in the sun they need to have sunscreen applied and applied often. For many allowing this to occur in our schools is a form of neglect. Most school districted policies do not...
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...ADMINISTRATIVE ETHICS PAPER BY: KASHAUNA ROBINSON CLASS: HCS/335 DUE DATE: NOVEMBER 29. 2010 PROFESSOR: MR. MATHERENE The administrative ethics have many situations that arise when dealing with the different concepts that follow it such as: patient’s privacy, confidentiality, or HIPAA. The administrative ethics have issues with different individuals in the organizations that make it hard for others to make a moral judgment and have good objectives of judgments being made. The two common strategies or views of administration is that many people that are in the administrative position do not want to abide by the ethics codes, so they should resign from the their spot so that they can put someone there who do understand the reasons for the ethics by the administrative codes. When trying to make sure that you have a powerful effective establishment, you must make sure that you find a plan that will produce a policy that would be successful to your company. One of the laws that allows companies and professionals to hire people that are qualified for a certain position in their firm, they are able to come immediately and get an interview, which is called the Affirmative Action. And Equal Employment Opportunity. Administrative code of ethics is almost the same thing as the Affirmative Action because it makes sure that the public administration adjusts their decision making in the way of not having...
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...Administrative Ethics Paper Gwendolyn Matthews HCS/335 December19, 2011 Mr. Carmon Administrative Ethics Paper Privacy and confidentiality are important elements in the work of healthcare professionals. Ethical and legal issues may arise if providers fail to properly handle the protected health information of patients. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 established guidelines for maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of patient data. The guidelines include the procedures that should be followed for the disposal of protected health information. This paper will be concerned with an article on the disposal of protected health information that was published in the June 1, 2011 issue of Managed Care Outlook. In the article, Niedzwiecki (2011) discusses the conditions under which it is appropriate to shred documents that contain protected health information. Niedzwiecki (2011) focuses on the problem of what should be done with paper originals after a patient’s private information has been placed in an electronic format. The basic solution to this problem is to shred sensitive paper documents before disposing of them. However, there is more to this issue, because some paper documents do not need to be disposed of and still others should not be disposed of. Therefore, as Niedzwiecki (2011) proposes, healthcare organizations should have a clearly stated policy regarding when documents should be shredded and when they should not be...
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...Administrative Ethics Paper Michelle Domo HCS/ 335 January 22, 2011 Bob Vella Administrative Ethics Paper The issue that I researched happens to be a case study about patient privacy and confidentiality. The issue does not impact a population but it does affect hospital staff and personnel. This administrative issue is dealing with three Nurses Michele, Jackie, and Karen which all work at the same hospital. Michele is a MPN which stands for master’s prepared nurse and she has been in administration for three years. Jackie is a BPN which stands for bachelor’s prepared nurse and she has worked in a hospital setting for several years after completing college. Lastly, Karen is the nursing administrator of the flexible staffing pool and Karen happens to be a colleague of Michele’s also in most cases they often had conflicting opinions on issues related to quality care. Jackie is 43 years old and after she graduated college she and her husband decided it was best for her to be a stay at home mom until her two daughters was old enough to attend school. Jackie did work with in home care part time and she found it quite satisfying to be there with her children and such. Her husband informed her that their savings for their children college education was not per say keeping pace with their tuition. Her husband asked Jackie to increase her work time but for her that was going to be quite stressful because she really enjoyed the time she had to spend with the kids. So he decided...
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...Administrative Ethics HCS/335 August 13, 2012 Administrative Ethics The code of ethics for health care administrator outlines how they must behave when it comes to their professional relationship with colleagues, employees, and patients. They state that the administrator must always be respectful and honest, follow all rules and regulations, never exploit any professional relationship, and never discriminate or allow discrimination against patients ("American Academy of Medical Administrators", 2012). Administrative ethical issues continue to occur despite having the code of ethics in place. This paper will reflect on an ethical dilemma between administration and an employee as well as, discuss the solution to the dilemma. Administrative Issue A registered nurse, working as a flex pool nurse in a hospital, diverts narcotics to reduce anxiety and stress in her job. She signed out medication to patients that had not requested it and she substituted saline for drugs in syringes. When her actions were discovered she was confronted by her own administrator and the administrator of the unit she was assigned too. The nurse confessed to her behavior and asked for help, which was granted with a leave of absence and rehabilitation. The administrative issue at hand is whether the administrators should disclose confidential information concerning an employee to safeguard the patients and promote competent nursing care (Badzek, Mitchell, Marra, & Bower, 1998). The...
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