Administrative Ethics Paper Michelle Domo HCS/ 335 January 22, 2011 Bob Vella Administrative Ethics Paper The issue that I researched happens to be a case study about patient privacy and confidentiality. The issue does not impact a population but it does affect hospital staff and personnel. This administrative issue is dealing with three Nurses Michele, Jackie, and Karen which all work at the same hospital. Michele is a MPN which stands for master’s prepared nurse and she has been
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Administrative Ethics- HIPAA HCS/335- Health Care Ethics and Social Responsibility Ruth Bundy September 26, 2011 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA was introduced to the House of Representative in 1996. HIPAA was a huge piece of legislation that was intended to fix many aspects of health care and health insurance, and includes sections that ensure portability of health insurance, simplify the administration of health insurance coverage, and standardize electronic
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Administrative Ethics Paper DeCarlos Green HCS/335 4/23/2014 Administrative Ethics Paper Patient confidentiality has become a trending topic in the Health Care industry and in the news. Many organizations have placed patient confidentiality at the top of their important “to do” lists. The United States government is really emphasizing the importance of patient privacy and they are also cracking down on facilities that are not abiding by HIPPA’s regulations. Stiff fines and penalties are
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Administrative Ethics Paper Tiffany Wilson HCS/335 March-Monday, 2015 Maria Soohey Administrative Ethics Paper HIPAA is a big issue now a day, even more so when you talk about electronic records, you have both good, and bad, but how much does the good out weight the bad. I mean you have the comfort of any provider being able to look at what was done, and where you treatment is heading. This will prevent you from starting every doctor’s visit with a long history; it can be reviewed before
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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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Administrative Ethics Rebecca Schroeder HCS 335 June 24, 2012 James Dockins Administrative Ethics Paper The article chosen was from fox news published on June 25 is about how two girls with very fair skin where not allowed to apply sun screen to their skin before a school field day because there was not doctors not present. The staff commented that the girls were getting burned but nothing could be done because of state and school policy. The district administrator stated “Some of the ingredients
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Administrative Ethics Heather Holcomb University of Phoenix Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility HCS 335 Deborah Laughon February 5, 2012 Administrative Ethics Abstract of Article: Administrative Ethics and Confidentiality/Privacy Issues This article presents a case study highlighting the conflict between an individual’s right to privacy and the rights of patients and staff to know when a professional standard has been breached. The process by which the administrator determines
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Administrative Ethical Issues Nicole L. Clayton HCS/335 25 July 2011 Patricia Daugherty Administrative Ethics Paper Ethical issues are a constant in the healthcare world. Finding the line between what is legally right and what is ethical is not a simple task. In recent news a Turkish doctor is being tried for that very reason. The doctor on trial refused to treat a patient because the scenario would have required him to breach the doctor-patient confidentiality law. However, the gendarmeries
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ad Administrative Ethics HCS/335 Health Care Ethics and Social Responsibility February 22, 2015 William Bross Administrative Ethics When it comes to administrative ethics in the health care field, this is where ethics issues are being dealt with on a constant basis. The hard part is of keeping the ethical line between what is right and legal is not an easy thing to figure out. In this article, it talks about patients' confidentiality, and in this article it is about critical care
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University of Phoenix HCS/335 Administrative Ethics January 31, 2012 Confidentiality is implicit in maintaining a patient's privacy, but confidentiality between provider and client is not an absolute right. Privacy is defined as the ability of the individual to maintain information in a protected way. Confidentiality in health care is the obligation of the health care provider not to disclose information. Within this paper I am going to discuss the confidentiality in regards to minors of
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