Administrative Ethics Paper Dwyn Francis HCS/335 July 28, 2014 Melissa Green Administrative Ethics Paper In the administrative health care setting there is a continuous presence of ethical issues embedded in everyday activities. The health care administrator has responsibilities to self, to the organization, to the clientele served by the organization, and to the employees who provide services at the organization. With the growth of information systems one ethical concern that continually
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Ethics Case Study HCS/335 January 23, 2012 Melissa Green Jerry McCall is an assistant currently employed in Dr. Williams’s medical office. He is a trained medical assistant and also a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Jerry has been put in charge of the phones while the receptionist is out having lunch. While he was covering for the receptionist a patient called with the urgent need to have his prescription for Valium refilled and phoned into the local pharmacy. The urgency was due to plans
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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
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Employees Fired Over Patient Privacy Violations Luanne D. Walters HCS/335 Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility February 29, 2012 Jacqueline Paik Employees Fired Over Patient Privacy Violations “Whatsoever things I see or hear concerning the life of men, in the attendance on the sick or even apart there from, which ought not be noised abroad, I will keep silence thereon, counting
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Administrative Ethics Paper Jon Williams HCS/335 9/29/14 Linda Hagler-Reid Administrative Ethics Paper Houston is home to one of the largest medical centers in the world that strictly uses Electronic Medical Records. With a medical center of this size patient privacy and confidentiality is extremely import and a constantly evolving aspect of health care. Since 2010 The Texas Medical Center has had 5 major breaches of security resulting in the unauthorized access to
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Administrative Ethics Paper Marie Hammond HCS 335 01/13/2014 Susan Fajfasz Abstract This document is going to talk about the importance of patient information and how private it is. There are many article, magazines, and newspaper ads that deal with confidentiality and the HIPPA rules and regulations that limit doctors from giving patient information to a third party. Doctors are not able to give out patient information without the consent of the patient, in this paper though it will be
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Ethical Case Study- Jerry McCall HCS/335 Ethical Case Study: Jerry McCall Jerry McCall is a Medical Assistant for Dr. Williams. One afternoon Jerry was covering the front office while the receptionist was out to lunch. He received a phone call from a patient who requested a refill for Valium. The patient had stated that he and Dr. Williams are personal friends and Dr. Williams always gives him “a small supply of Valium before he leaves on a trip” (Fremgen, 2009 p. 85). Jerry was the only
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1 Administrative Ethics Paper Shannan Eddings HCS/335 December 10, 2011 Joann Wilcox In the healthcare field there are many institutions that specialize in different methods of treatment such as a nursing assistant, dentist, pathologist, psychiatrist and physical therapists to name a few. With these different jobs and countless employees in the medical profession, there are plenty of patients to be cared for because everyone needs medical attention no matter if it is a broken arm or getting
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Ethics Case Study HCS/335 October 7, 2013 Linda Hagler-Reid, MBA Introduction Jerry McCall is Dr. William’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a Licensed Practicing Nurse (LPN). He is handling all of the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says 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
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Administrative Ethics Jolinda Chavez HCS/335 July 24, 2011 Katherine Rossiter Administrative Ethics Core Problems in the Health System According to the article, Crossing Our Lines; Working Together to Reform the U.S. Health System, by Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, and Bob Dole, “The problems policymakers seek to resolve through comprehensive health reform are significant. Today, the nation’s health care system focuses primarily on treating illness and not improving population health. Additionally
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