Administrative Ethics Paper When creating effective strategy and rewards compensation programs one must ensure that the policy established executes the plan well. The EEO or Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action laws give authorization for Human Resources representative to hire the best-qualified staff by selecting the finest candidates for interviews, and make a job offer without discriminating against any candidates. Affirmative Action assists in elevating discrimination among
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was a landmark Act through its eliminating much of the protection that previously existed with respect to patient information held by a treating clinician. The Privacy Rule, a component of HIPAA, allows the treating clinician to disclose otherwise protected health information without any authorization or permission by the patient, in 12 specific instances: to employers who request information concerning a work-related illness
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The history of HIPAA began August 21, 1996. Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It required the HHS or (Health and Human Services) recommend standards protecting the privacy of individuals health information by August 21, 1997. With HIPPA coming into law in 1996 it came with a promise and sweeping changes in the management and operation of security for healthcare organizations. The main purpose of HIPAA was to mandate healthcare information and enable
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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
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The Involvement of HIPAA Privacy and HIV and AIDS Faye Loiseau HCR/220 November 13, 2011 The Involvement of HIPAA Privacy and HIV and AIDS HIV and AIDS are the most serious and deadly disease among today’s society. This disease is worldwide and has not specific targets. The first case of AIDS was discovered in the United States approximate 20 years ago, and has increased to an estimated of 24 million people becoming affected today. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since 1981
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about the privacy act for patients which is known as HIPPA, confidentiality regulations, and also briefly talks about different types of patient confidentiality situation. Confidential information is a main concern among patients; it is their medical information which is at stake here in their minds, but is that all that is at stake? The confidentiality privacy act is known as HIPAA, which is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This act was passed by congress
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ommunication Theory Communication Theory Paper Communication Theory Paper The team I am with now within my workforce does not specifically deal one on one with patients, so I am going to go back to when I worked in a Physician’s office where I was handling patient information on a daily basis. As a medical biller at that time, we were trained regarding what HIPPA regulations were all about and how to stay within those regulations and not accidently or on purpose expose any personal information
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Nazario HIPAA Overview: Privacy and Security – Section I MBC203 Prof. Deana Arvidson, RHIA, CCS INTRODUCTION The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) were enacted by Congress in 1996 to protect workers and their families’ health insurance due to change or lose of jobs. Different key provisions (Title I and Title II) under HIPAA deal with insurance reforms (Title I) and privacy and security regulations (Title II), that outlines guidance; coverage; penalties; and responsibilities
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HCS/335 February 4, 2013 Gail Garren The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) were signed into law by President Bill Clinton in August 1996. (Physicians Billing Associates International, 2006). Bill Clinton decided to sign this law to protect the right and privacy of the patients. Before 1996 there were many issues that has rise the concerning of patient privacy. The HIPPA Act includes “Health insurance portability, fraud and abuse control, tax related provision, group
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Information Technology Act Paper Advances in information technology, which include the Internet, and cell phones prompted US government to come up with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), 2003 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 1996 that protect individuals from unethical or illegal behaviors. According to "Protecting Children In The 21st Century Act Amendment" (2011) “As required by CIPA, section 54.520(c) of the Commission’s rules requires that school
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