ram4577X_ch03.qxd 4/16/04 11:50 Page 37 Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Practice, Including HIPAA AREAS OF COMPETENCE 2003 Role Delineation Study CLINICAL Fundamental Principles ɀ Apply principles of aseptic technique and infection control ɀ Comply with quality assurance practices Patient Care ɀ Coordinate patient care information with other health-care providers GENERAL Legal Concepts ɀ Perform within legal and ethical boundaries ɀ Prepare and maintain medical records ɀ Document
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security of their personal details whether financial or otherwise to a certain height in your business. The PCI DSS website says that compliance with its standards with data security: “…can bring major benefits to businesses of all sizes, while failure to comply can have serious and long-term negative consequences. Here are some reasons why.” * Compliance with the PCI DSS means that your systems are secure, and customers can trust you with their sensitive payment card information: *
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References……………………………………………………………………40 Overview: DSA contractors has been awarded a contract with the Department of Defense. Our next task is to revamp the companies’ policy to ensure compliance with DOD policy. All employees have to be retrained on new policy to ensure that DSA medicate violations. The attitudes and atmosphere of change will also be needed to ensure compliance with DOD standards. Training sessions is scheduled for all employees and a policy handbook will be given to the each employee as references at the end
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Best Practices in Records Management & Regulatory Compliance Andy Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Cheryl McKinnon, Hummingbird Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . .4 Records Management: Beyond the Quick Fix There’s a movie playing at my multiplex that warns against placing blind trust in technology, because it’ll getcha in the end. I haven’t seen it yet …” The RM Challenge of Electronic Communications The world of a typical knowledge worker is changing once again. Over the last two
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project and at the same time encourages buy-in to the governance needs and practices of the project (2010, Goessl). Transparency is also necessary in order to bring change to an organization and at the same time staying in compliance with any regulatory constraints such as SOX, HIPAA or the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
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That was not the case before July 2003 as medical facilities and providers were using all patient information and giving it to third-party agencies like pharmaceutical companies for profit, but now is unethical and illegal in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Act. I’ll be presenting to the reder, what types of secondary sources exist, as well as the type of measurement scale will be used in order to prove if healthcare institutions’ ratings are partly based on how well the institutions themselves
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similar functionalities and regulatory requirements that provide a path for them to follow. The regulatory requirements demand compliance and a standard performance level creating a need for specialized monitoring and accreditation to support quality improvement on numerous levels. Communication is a key component of the process an organization has adopted to maintain compliance, meet standards and regulatory requirements, and maintain the company’s vision and mission. The process commands the role of
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Updated Heart Healthy Information Security Policy Due to personnel, policy and system changes, and audits, Heart Healthy has voluntarily updated their information security policy to be in-line with the current information security laws and regulations. Currently Heart-Healthy Insurance, a large insurance company, plans to review and provide recommendations for an updated information security policy in the area ‘s of: Current New Users Policy The current new user section of the policy states:
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BAT1 Task #1 A1. Addendum to the Shadow Chart Policy: Employees shall know that original records are always in the permanent chart of the patient. The shadow chart does contain records, but these records are only copies of the original files. After each visit a record of the visit is place in the patient’s primary chart. After this is in place a copy may be made for the shadow chart. It is essential to understand that these are only copies. The reason we have shadow charts is to treat patients
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Gulf Coast Hospital Eva Michelle Carlin HCS/533 October 20, 2014 Dr. Kevin Lett Gulf Coast Hospital The Gulf Coast Hospital, a 350-bed facility, is located in New Orleans, Louisiana along the Gulf coast. The Gulf coast has been hit with numerous hurricanes and tropical storms and in 2005 Katrina hit land. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic tropical cyclone of the 2005 season and made her way onto the shores of the Gulf coast on the morning of Monday
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