that allowed patients to obtain their medical records to be treated at another facility and to help with the identification process of those who lost their lives. These measures will be discussed in detail in this paper. Management Plan Plans should be in place to make sure that patient records are secure in case of catastrophic events. A way to address this is to institute using an electronic medical record (EMR) and scan all paper-based medical records into an online system that will be maintained
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Journal of Issues in Nursing has a current article named “Caring for Patients While Respecting Their Privacy: Renewing Our Commitment”. The basis of the article concerns the ethical and legal issues concerning the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” otherwise known as (HIPPA). This law has impacted the healthcare industry and the way in which healthcare workers conduct themselves with patients, their families, and with one another. In nursing the importance of confidentiality has always
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Case Scenario of Natural Disaster Paper By: Teresa McCullough University of Phoenix June 18, 2012 Instructor: Michael Solomon Introduction: The privacy and security of patient’s health information is an important challenge and responsibility for every healthcare organization and a concern for every United States citizen. To receive healthcare, patients must reveal information that is very personal and often sensitive in nature. Most of the patient-physician relationships
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patients files stored in the basement of the hospital. It is managements plans to keep patients records secure by implementing new policies and procedures for responding to an emergency that has the potential of damaging systems that contain electronic protected health information by scanning paper medical records into the computer, establishing procedures for creating and maintaining backups of any electronic protected health information, (backups that are exact copies and retrievable at any time, but
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Future Reform Dr. Retta Evans HSA 520: Health Information Systems September 5, 2012 Introduction The 20th century witnessed many truly revolutionary advances in health care. Healthcare reform will be one of the top domestic issues of the political agenda in the next presidential election, making our focus on the changing nature of health care very timely. The roles and responsibilities of all healthcare stakeholders are undergoing transformative change and—whether we approach reform as providers
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is set up to protect a patient’s person health information. This personal health information coverage gives a patient a number of rights on how their medical records are kept and who has the right to view them. The HIPAA privacy rule has a number of safeguards for the covered entitles to ensure that confidentiality and integrity of any electronic health information. The HIPAA rule is only applies to covered entities. If a person, agency, or organization can meet what is considered a covered entity
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technology provides health care providers with a way to improve and manage the quality of the delivery of health care information. Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is one type of communication and information technology. According to whatis.com an EMR is “a digital version of the traditional paper-based medical record for an individual. The EMR represents a medical record within a single facility, such as a doctor's office or a clinic” (whatis.com 2008). The main goal of an EMR is to deliver safe,
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An electronic medical record also referred to as an (EMR) is a medical record that is turned into a computerized file that has been created by the medical facility that delivers care to its patients and/or patients. It can be created by a doctor’s office, surgery center, dental clinic or any office in the health field. Electronic medical records seem to be a more efficient and effective way of retrieving patients information that allows retrieval, storage and modifying of patients records so many
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Health Care Consumer- Trends and Marketing HCS-490 June 2, 2014 Web-Based Forum Web-based health care forum is a web portal, which connects the healthcare provider to the consumer. Improving the patient care and healthcare efficiency by delivering health via the internet. A key goal is to provide an effective platform for the providers, patients, pharmacies, and caregivers, where he or she can receive a fast and secure communication processes. Best one-stop location for all of the members
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Systems Training Instructor profession corresponds to NAICS 611519, Medical Technician Schools, under Other Technical and Trade Schools. This industry is engaged in the provision of technical courses that lead to job-specific certification. Notably, the key concepts and terms related to researching, describing, and discussing the top three trends in the provision of instruction to clinical systems trainers include privacy, confidentiality, data security, risk management, accessibility, and data backup
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