...healthcare industry, by far, will be the most susceptible to publicly disclosed and widely scrutinized data breaches in 2014”. A data breach is an incident in which sensitive, protected or confidential data has potentially been viewed, stolen or used by an individual unauthorized to do so. Data breaches may involve personal health information (PHI), personally identifiable information (PII), trade secrets or intellectual property. A data breach is an incident in which sensitive, protected or confidential data has potentially been viewed, stolen or used by an individual unauthorized to do so. Data breaches may involve personal health information (PHI), personally identifiable information (PII), trade secrets or intellectual property. According to laws in 40 states, when a data security breach occurs, notification must be made to the affected individuals. Depending on the size and scope of the breach, notification can be handled in a variety of ways, including by mail, telephone, email or through the news media. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protect patients' privacy and simplify the administrative processes. Information security considerations are involved throughout the guidelines and play a significant role in complying with the Privacy Rule. The purpose of this rule is to secure personally identifiable information (PII) as it travels through the healthcare system. Healthcare organizations, including providers, payers, and clearinghouses, must...
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...Unit 3 – P2 Outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to health, safety and security influence health and social care settings. A legislation is a law or a set of laws which have been produced by governing body and made official by parliament to: regulate; authorise; sanction; grant; declare and restrict. Policies are clear, simple statements of how an organisation intends to conduct its services, actions or business. They provide a set of guiding principles to assist with decision making. Procedures describe how each policy will be put into action within the organisation. They outline who will do what, what steps need to be taken and which forms or documents to use. There is a number of policies that have been put in place to promote the safety of individuals within different health and social care settings. Food Safety Act 1990 (Amended in 2013) The Food Safety Act 1990 sets out the requirements of the food producer and the food handler regarding food safety. The guideline is for all types of food businesses in England, Scotland and Wales. The main responsibilities within the act are: ensuring you do not include anything in food, remove anything from food or treat food in any kind of way which could damage health to the people that are consuming it; to ensure the food served or sold is of the nature, substance and quality which consumers would expect and to ensure the food is correctly labelled, advertised and presented in a form that is not false...
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...Jessica Precious 30020625 Unit 3 Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care Legislation, Policies and Procedures in Health and Social Care Settings Jessica Precious 30020625 Unit 3 Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care Legislation, Policies and Procedures in Health and Social Care Settings Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act provides security of the health, safety and welfare of people at work, with the protection against risks to health or safety of an individual in connection with work activities. It sets out employers’ duties to staff where more than 5 staff are employed, and to the community, in addition to the duties of employees towards themselves and others. Health and Social Care Setting: Preschool The Health and Safety at Work Act aims to protect staff in relation to their health, safety and security in the workplace. It provides awareness in the workplace, so children and adults are aware of the health and safety issues. Within the preschool, the employer has a duty of providing induction training to staff which involves a clear and understandable explanation of health and safety concerns so that all adults are able to adhere to the policy and procedures as they understand their shared responsibility. The induction covers employees’ wellbeing, including safe lifting, and storage of hazardous substances. This also involves regular discussion of health and safety at staff meetings...
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...M1 – Describe the roles and responsibilities relating to the health, safety and security of individuals in a health and social care setting Introduction Within this essay I am going to be describing the roles and responsibilities relating to the health, safety and security of individuals in a health and social setting. I will be using the health and social care setting in a nursery to help describe what roles there are within the workplace and what their duties are. And then I will be discussing a range of other scenarios that other people’s roles are such as; surgeon, fire fighter etc. Definitions The definition of the word ‘role’ is the function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation. Having an important role means that you have something particular to do, you are in charge of many situations and may include being in charge of other people. For example, there are many roles in a general practice surgery such as, a secretary, doctors, and nurses all who have specific things they diagnose, like ear, nose and throat doctors, skin doctors etc. The definition of the word ‘responsibility’ is the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. It is the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something. To make sure the general practice is run professionally and correctly the person/people in charge must allocate appropriate jobs to the suitable staff which will ensure all jobs are completed...
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...industry view case study of concerns that patients have in relation to potential security risks related to health care. Patient privacy and medical document security are the main topics of this article. The article discusses the importance of provider confidentiality, proper handling of health information along with proposed solutions for potential security issues. There is a focus on the patients perception of what is considered to be protected. Loria points out that forty-five percent of patients are apprehensive about security gaps involved with their private health information (Loria, G., 2015). Protected Health Information: Patient Privacy Concern The potential breach in HIPPA, Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act of 1996, brings up several patient privacy concerns. One consideration is the method that the patient’s health data is distributed and utilized. Electronic health records are at risk of security breaches from hackers without adequate safety measure in place. According to Loria, (2015), “In January, health insurance provider Anthem discovered that hackers had broken into a database containing up to 80 million records. And just six months prior, Chinese cyber attackers stole personal information belonging to 4.5 million patients of hospital chain Community Health Systems.” There is not one demographic that is not affected when contemplating exposure of health care information. Potential breaches in access to medical records can affect anyone...
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...Health Law and Regulations Overview This paper discusses the design of regulation agencies and the roles that they play in health care. There will also be a discussion on the current laws that health care face today, and an analysis on how these laws affect the hospital, clinic or insurer. This paper also includes how the population has little access to health care and an understanding of how HIPPA works and the role that it plays in the health care field. Healthcare The purpose of regulations is the constant need to balance the objectives of enhancing the quality, expanding access, and controlling costs in healthcare. Regulation plays a major role in the healthcare industry and healthcare insurance coverage. Through various regulatory bodies, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) protects the public from a number of health risks and provides programs for public health and welfare. Together, these regulatory agencies protect and regulate public health at every level ( Fierce Healthcare, 2014, para. 1). When it comes to health care there are many agencies that play a role in the management of the health care industry such as, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) which deals with most of the regulations that deal directly to the healthcare system, they also “provides government subsidized medical coverage through a number of programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance program (SCHIP)” (Fierce Healthcare, 2014, para. 2). Health...
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...WEEK 5 DQ 1 The history of the Social Security Act, as listed by the Social Security Administration, provides an interesting foundation/principle regarding the establishment of Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other pertinent information relating to mankind and its perception on economic issues. I encourage you to read the information to gain an understanding of this foundation/principle. It is very interesting and educational! History of the Social Security Administration: U.S. Social Security Administration. (n.d.). Historical Background and Development of Social Security. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html What are the effects of government-sponsored health care programs for special populations—children, mentally challenged, older adults, patients with specific diseases, and so forth—on health care costs and health care access? What are the effects of government-sponsored health care programs for special populations—children, mentally challenged, older adults, patients with specific diseases, and so forth—on health care costs and health care access? There are six major goverment health care programs 1) Medicare 2) Medicaid 3) the State Children's Health Insurance Program(SCHID), 4) the Department of Defense TRICARE and TRICARE for Life programs (DOD TRICARE) 5) the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Program, 6) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) program-provide health care services to about one-third of Americans. The...
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...Medical Care for an Aging Population HCS/440 Economics: The Financing of Healthcare University of Phoenix Online Medical Care for an Aging Population There are many issues that face the health care system for the aging population such as the strain on major funding programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and social security by not having enough funding to cover the growing baby boomer population as they reach retirement age. Social security is the largest federal spending program and Medicare is the fastest growing program and with less working adults than those 65 and older, these programs face issues that could be solved in several ways including raising the retirement age beyond 65, Raising the taxable wage limits for social security and Medicare, and building more long term care and memory care facilities. With an increase in the aging population medical care may be difficult to afford as the increased use of services puts a strain on funding programs requiring changes on how we fund these programs and who will qualify. Raising Retirement Age There are many issues that face the health care system for the aging population such as the strain on major funding programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and social security by not having enough funding to cover the growing baby boomer population as they reach retirement age. Raising the retirement age beyond age 65 is a proposed solution to increase the funding for the program. Life expectancy continues to grow and we are living...
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...Information Technology in Health Care By: Antonio Ross Southern Illinois University at Carbondale HCM-20 Health Policy, Professor Swain Abstract Health care reform has reemerged as a policy imperative. Congressional discussions regarding sizable federal investments in health information technology (IT) infrastructure have revitalized the vision of health IT as a critical component of accelerating improvements in the quality and value of health care for all Americans. Policymakers will be challenged to link investments in the health information infrastructure to the objectives of health care reform. The purpose of this paper is to articulate on why it is important to increase the likelihood of achieving high-value health care with the aid of health IT. Although the healthcare community has been clamoring for integration of its IT systems for decades, the industry is still in a rather elementary stage when it comes to useful and practical systems integration. Many think that the systems don’t support shared identities; they’re too focused on structured data, and that they don’t produce enough common output in a security-friendly way. However, by leveraging the Common Security Framework, healthcare organizations can now better manage risk; save time and expense that would be spent in determining their requirements and in auditing business associates; and increase information protection while better managing information security related expenses. Healthcare organizations...
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...Carson Cummings Lab Assignment for May 16, 2015 1. HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was set into to place to ensure that all doctors, hospitals, health care providers and researcher keep classified patients information private. The HIPAA was designed to protect the consumer. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual survey gave percentages of log sources. Firewall and Application Logs, servers, intrusion detection and network devices each accounting for over 60%. In addition the Storage area network survey notes a 15-20% increase of log data being collect every year due new regulations, increased log sources and inclusion of application logs. All of data that is collected from the logs is used to detect and prevent unauthorized access and insider abuse, to ensure regulatory compliance and for IT Troubleshooting and network operations. HIPAA requires audit controls, breach notifications, account management reviews, accounting of disclosures and information system activity reviews that drive the necessary logging and audits for corporations to stay in compliance. There are many challenges in terms of the volume of data or systems, lack of integrations, access, functionality, definition, data elements, correlation and data mapping. While there is still opportunities for improvement the field of data being collected is growing and HIPAA is a regulation that can address the barriers that are present. Being that...
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...Robinson 5/29/16 HCA255 Orazie Slayton Social Security Administration During the Great Depression of the early 1930s a form of Social Security was created but the federal government was not involved in the support of elderly people and their families, those concerns were considered to be handled locally or by the state. According to the America’s Historical Documents (n.d.), that changed on August 15, 1935 when president Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, this act established a system of old –age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped (America’s Historical Documents, n.d.). Now the Social Security Administration (SSA) operates as an independent federal agency under the Social Security Act. The framework, issues, and priorities of the Social Security Administration has an impact on health care policy and delivery. Like any other federal agency the Social Security Administration has a purpose and a mission that acts as a blueprint in how to meet the needs of the serviced population. The SSA serves a purpose to the public to provide protection for aged and disabled persons against the expenses of being ill, providing material needs of individuals and families, also keeping families together, and to give children the chance at a healthy and secure future. According to the Social Security Administration website (2016) their mission is to...
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...The Affordable Care Act (President Obama 2009) and the Health Security Act (President Clinton 1993) legislation has similar attempts and dissimilarities. Both administrations bottom line of health care were to close the gap of the uninsured. The difference stood with the involvement of government and the Affordable Care Act was placed into law and the Health Security Act was not. Contrarily, the Obama administration in 2010 revamped Clinton’s Health Care Act that was sold to the general public. This essay will compare and contrast Affordable Health Care with Health Reform plan, discuss the pros and cons of Affordable, and my recommendation on improvement on legislation. The two major legislative for The Affordable Care Act and The Health Security Act stood at non-existent after the Republican Party were faced with both Health Care Reforms. The support of the public were also absent. Campaigns were second highhandedly uses to persuade the public that both Acts were blatantly coercing citizens, complex, more spending with lower quality service and more government. The Clinton administration pressed to start the kickoff of an 100 day goal, made by the president to sell the reform proposal that was not ready for Capitol Hill. Moreover, the Health Security Act, was upheld by Hilary Clinton, that was unsuccessful executing the unite of the Democratic Party, which caused absence of union that led to the downfall of the bill. The method used by the Obama administration proceeded...
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...In order for a large public health care organization to stay operational, the organization must follow many compliance laws. There are many compliance laws set in place for many health care organizations. For a health care organization of this size, there are few compliance laws that must be adhered too; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). HIPAA required the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop regulations protecting the privacy and security of certain health information. To fulfill this requirement, HHS published what are commonly known as the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the HIPAA Security Rule. The Privacy Rule, or Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, establishes national standards for the protection of certain 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. The Security Rule operationalizes the protections contained in the Privacy Rule by addressing the technical and non-technical safeguards that organizations called “covered entities” must put in place to secure individuals’ “electronic protected health information” (e-PHI). In today’s era, everyone pays with credit cards or debit cards...
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...professionals must be most concerned with are: (1) Privacy Rules (2) Security Rules, and (3) Standardized transaction code sets Write a paragraph on each of the 3 critical areas of HIPAA for a training session of your staff. Explain what they are, why they are important and how they impact staff duties and the organization. HIPAA Rules (1) Privacy Rules: The HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Privacy Rule provided by the US department of Health and Human services (HHS) federally protects individuals’ health information held by covered entities and their business associates as well as other personal health information holders such as care providers, health insurance agents, medical billing departments etc. that conduct certain health care transactions electronically or via paper billing. The compliance of HIPPA is essential because it ensures and provides patient confidentiality in accordance with the law thereby protecting personal health information, and setting the limits and exclusions on the use and disclosure of patient information. The compliance of this law is also important to protect from identity theft via medical records. The HIPPA compliance law is passed by congress and impacts the staffs because it calls for an ethical duty to maintain the privacy of patients’ information that they share with their health care professionals or staff. Staffs and health care professionals should not share any information pertaining to the patient...
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...before the introduction and increase of health information technology implementation and usage. According to the Center for Democracy and Technology, “Health information technology has tremendous potential to improve health care quality and reduce costs while empowering patients to play a greater role in the management of their own care. At the same time, however, electronic storage and exchange of personal health information poses risks to privacy. Unaddressed, privacy concerns can stand in the way of realizing the benefits of health IT, for neither patients nor providers will make full use of a system they do not trust.” One has no choice but to take the two into consideration: do the speed, accuracy, and reduced cost of health information technology outweigh the potential privacy concerns? As stated in a brief article published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, “The combination of these technologies will improve the quality of health care by making it more personalized and reducing costs and medical errors. While there are benefits to technologies, associated privacy and security issues need to be analyzed to make these systems socially acceptable.” While these may not be considered issues that pose a serious, heavy threat or danger to the population, it is nonetheless an ethical problem that should not be underestimated or belittled. As mentioned earlier, patients may not reap the full benefits of a particular health program simply because they do not trust...
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