Network technology has come forward as an important component of IT infrastructure. Within the healthcare industry, the value of an efficient and stable network is immeasurable. The challenge in most industries, especially healthcare, is address security concerns and the rights of the patience. Patton-Fuller Community Hospital, located in the City of Kelsey, is a fully function hospital servicing the local area since 1975. Recently, The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Patton-Fuller Community Hospital
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There are many different legal aspects of nursing. The legal aspects are there to protect the patients. Nurses need to know these because it can put their license in jeopardy, fines, jail time or even worse, harm to a patient. Not only could you be in trouble because you did something, you could also be in trouble for not doing something. When working with patients that are sick or injured the last thing you need is to let something else other then there sickness or injury interfere with
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doctors (Fottler, Ford, & Heaton, 2010). Next, the healthcare employee must have integrity, be honest and respect the privacy of others. Once again, you would not want everyone knowing your medical business; therefore, the employee must respect the wishes of the patient. Not only is this something that should be done, it is the law. HIPAA rules state very clearly about the privacy of medical information. If an employee does not have this particular trait, then they should not be working in the
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Dealing with Fraud Liquid Professor Beharry Health Care Policy, Law, and Ethics March 18, 2013 Abstract This paper will evaluate how the Healthcare Qui Tam affects health care organizations while providing (4) examples of Qui Tam cases that exist in a variety of health care organizations. Other responsibilities discussed, are devising a procedure for admission into a health care facility that upholds the law about the required number of Medicare and Medicaid referrals; the ability
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Understanding Risk’s Justin Green HCS/483 » Health Care Information Systems 9/22/2015 Dr. Swafford, Richard Introduction When implementing an electronic health care system into our hospital we must understand the privacy risks, security safeguards, and strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of the system being put in place. When we understand these important elements of our electronic healthcare system we will be able to put in place the best suited information
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licensees and certifications up to date, along with TB tests and vaccinations. Failure to do so will result in suspension from the facility until all are current. No cell phones will be permitted outside of the breakroom, this is to ensure patient’s privacy is protected and to enable staff to remain focused on the tasks they are assigned. Any staff member who is on the clock caught with a cellular device of any kind will receive a write up, after a third write up employee will be terminated. Third, any
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current legal environment, stay current as new laws and regulations emerge, and watch for issues that need attention. Law and Ethics in Information Security As individuals we elect to trade some aspects of personal freedom for social order. Laws are rules adopted for determining expected behavior in modern society and are drawn from ethics, which define socially acceptable behaviors. Ethics in turn are based on cultural mores: fixed moral attitudes or customs of a particular group. Some ethics are
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patient’s medical record file number. Protected health information must never be given out without the consent of the patient. Patients must fill out the paper consent form and sign and date the paperwork in order for the information to be released. HIPAA provided the guidelines that must be followed in order for the form to be used for authorization. According to the AMA website, a valid release typically includes the” patient’s name and other identifying information, the address of the health care
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Telemedicine: An Important Force in the Transformation of Healthcare 1. Introduction As we enter the new decade, healthcare for an aging population is a top-of-mind issue for government policy makers, business leaders and consumers alike. Healthcare costs have been steadily increasing, and a growing number of healthcare providers and patients worry that the recent budget crunches faced by healthcare providers will affect patient care in the years ahead. Healthcare providers are taking advantage
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“The healthcare industry will see even bigger breaches of data and patient privacy in 2014, an Experian report says” (www.experian.com), according to this report “The 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
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