Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) protocols in place. As mentioned earlier the patient was well informed of her diagnosis and the potential consequences of not complying with her treatment plan. The patient gave consent for treatment and verbalized understanding of compliance and agreed with her treatment regimen. Conclusion The patient exhibited a classic case of hypothyroidism, which would benefit from being placed as an article in the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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Information Management Western Governors University February 21, 2016 Regulation placed upon the healthcare system only seek to improve safety and security of the patients we care for. The enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) and the enactment of Meaningful Use Act the United States government has set strict regulations on the security of health information and has allotted for stricter penalties for non-compliance. The advancement of electronic health
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regulation set is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act (HIPAA) which was put into law in 1996 by president, Bill Clinton. HIPAA has multiple facets. However the most important is that it sets rules on how to properly communicate medical data. Individuals, groups, or organizations that need to transfer medical data must do so according to HIPAA rules. As such administrators of health service organizations as well as IT professionals must understand the rules (Information Technology
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MASENO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY COURSE; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY CODE; DIR 311 RESEARCH PROPOSAL TITTLE; CAUSES OF WOMEN DEATHS DURING CHILD BIRTH IN MASENO MISSION HOSPITAL AUTHOR | ADM NO | ANYANDA SHARON AYUMA | DS/3017/2010 | AFFILLIATION; Research Proposal submitted to the School of Development and strategic studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of international relations
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will explore the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and discuss the following questions: What is the purpose of HIPAA? How does the HIPAA law affect health information managers? What are some ethical issues to consider regarding HIPAA? Finally I will provide some examples of how HIPAA has changed the way the practice of health care and health information is managed. Health Information Portability and Accountability Act In 1996, the United States Congress enacted
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the documentation. When a person is manually writing everything down and then later transferring it to a computer, there is a lot of room for error. Miscalculations can even be life threating. By incorporating conveniences such as the iPad, the nurse, technician, or monitoring device itself is now adding the information directly into the systems leaving less room for error. According to (Adil, 2012) the healthcare industry is thoroughly embracing the mobile technology platforms but they are being
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UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND NURSE PRESCRIBING V150 CASE STUDY COURSE: NURS09125 BANNER NUMBER: B00113677 DATE OF SUBMISSION 13/12/10 COURSE LEADER FRANCES DOWNER WORD COUNT: 3745 CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION & GENERAL OVERVIEW, Pgs3-4. 2. ASSESSMENT PROCESS, Pgs 5-8 3. TREATMENT OPTIONS, Pgs 9-12. 4. EVALUATION, Pgs 13-16 5. CONCLUSION. Pg 17 6. COPY OF PRESCRIPTION, Pg 18 7. REFERENCE SECTION, Pgs 19-23 8
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relationship of health care to those needs and preferences. 4. Leading, following, and making changes in health care 5. Collaboration: the knowledge, methods, and skills needed to work effectively in groups, 6. Social context and accountability: an understanding
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TEAM EFFECTIVENESS Besides the basic approach there is now a more applied focus on the impact that teams have on employee behavior, especially the contribution to satisfaction and performance, has also received attention. An overall summary of the way to use teams to enhance satisfaction and performance are as follows: 1. Organizing work around intact groups 2. Having groups charged with selection, training, and rewarding of members 3. Using groups to enforce strong norms for behavior, with
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The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12956.html Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine PREPUBLICATION COPY: UNCORRECTED PROOFS Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12956.html THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001
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