Administrative Ethics Jeff Andrews HCS/335 March 18, 2012 Gail Garren, MSN, RN, CPHQ Administrative Ethics In administrative health care today, there are constant occurrences of ethical issues in the everyday behaviors. As health care administrators, we have responsibilities to ourselves, the organization, the patients, and our employees. The increasing information technology, which is the future, can be an ethical concern to administrators of the confidentiality of information on patients
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Administrative Ethics Paper Kelly N McCoy HCS/335 May 19, 2014 Melissa Green, MHA Administrative Ethics Paper Safeguarding patient privacy has been a serious problem even with current technology. Not only are “regular” patients at risk; celebrities and politicians are at a greater risk related to the current culture of social media, reality television, and the “need to know” attitude of today’s society. In the past ten years, serious issues with breeches in celebrity and politicians privacy
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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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Biomedical Ethical Issues The Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was signed by President Bill Clinton into law on August 21, 1996 (Sage, n.d.). This law will protects and provide privacy regarding the patient medical history from spilling into public. It also intended for reducing fraudulent activity of patient identity and medical history. With the rest of the nation complying into this law, it can improve the health care data system, so the provider can easily
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Biomedical Ethical Issues The Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was signed by President Bill Clinton into law on August 21, 1996 (Sage, n.d.). This law will protects and provide privacy regarding the patient medical history from spilling into public. It also intended for reducing fraudulent activity of patient identity and medical history. With the rest of the nation complying into this law, it can improve the health care data system, so the provider can easily
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Article Review: HIPAA breaches: minimizing risks and patient fears Student Name HCS/335 March 13, 2013 Instructor Name Article Review: HIPAA breaches: minimizing risks and patient fears The article, “HIPPA breaches: minimizing risks and patient fears”, by Gabby Loria who is a Market Research Associate for Software Advice, is an industry view case study of concerns that patients have in relation to potential security risks related to health care. Patient privacy and medical
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Administrative Ethics Paper Erika Nunez-Walker HCS/335 09/08/2014 Claudia Unrein Administrative Ethics Paper A patient’s electronic protected health information is an important issue when it comes to privacy for the patients and physicians. “Communicating with patients using mobile devices such as Blackberrys, iPhones, iPads, or Android phones is fast growing trend among healthcare providers” (Barrett, 2011) . In the world today physicians and patients are using mobile devices an order
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Accountability Act (HIPAA). The primary goals of the act are to improve the portability and continuity of health-care coverage in group and individual markets; to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health-care insurance and health-care delivery;” (Ramutkowski & Pugh p.50) Being aware and familiar with the Health Insurance Portability Act not only benefits the patient but also protects the employee from falling into such a situation as this Nurse did. This paper will discuss the article’s issue and its effects
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Administrative Ethics Paper The journal article that I chose is about a case of privacy and confidentiality of health care employees in New Zealand and not the United States. Its relevancy though is just as important here as it was in New Zealand. New Zealand has a Privacy Act similar to the United States’ HIPAA. The article “Privacy, employees and human resources: a case report” (Mair, 2011) documents the release of an employee’s medical records to his employer, a New Zealand hospital and the
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Week Two: Application of Ethics Within Individual Organizations | | Details | Due | Points | Objectives | 1 2.1 Describe ethical principles used in health care organizations. 2.2 Explain the relationship between an organization’s culture and ethical decision-making. 2.3 Recognize the role and importance of ethical values within an organization. | | | Readings | Read Ch. 3 & 5 of Health Care Ethics. Read Ch. 8 of Medical Law and Ethics. Read this
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