115 Search Results for HIPAA and the Medical Profession
Advanced Nursing Roles
Sister Calista Roy - Adaptation theory
Adaptation theory is one of the nursing theories that have had a significant impact in the general practice of nursing in the world. Nursing is one of the technical activities and undert Continue Reading...
Health-Care Data at Euclid Hospital Security and Control: A White Paper
Protecting Health-Care Data
The efficiency of the modern healthcare system is increasingly becoming reliant on a computerized infrastructure. Open distributed information syste Continue Reading...
Some or all such authority may be in fact unlimited. This is when a committee can counterbalance authority and diffuse power within an organization since effectively only a small faction is making important decisions. The best use of committees is t Continue Reading...
Researchers identified key barriers to physicians' use of EMRs. They then suggested policy interventions to overcome these barriers, including providing work/practice support systems, improving electronic clinical data exchange, and providing financ Continue Reading...
John Brown: Was he a murderer or a martyr?
The actions of John Brown raise many uncomfortable questions about how we view terrorism in modern society. It is often said that 'one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter' and that expression c Continue Reading...
Ethical Leadership
Advance directives are a way to help people ensure that their wishes are carried out at the end of their lives, even if they are no longer in a state to communicate these wishes. Indeed, these kinds of directives exist precisely f Continue Reading...
Activity Studies found common features high-performing health departments manage diabetes. These departments include receiving external funding programming, a -management education program recognized American Diabetes Association, partnership opport Continue Reading...
Ethics in a Long-Term Healthcare Business
Ethics in the health care industry spans a wide spectrum of activities and most of the obligations are cast by law on the professionals and the second by the common practice and morals of the profession. Bot Continue Reading...
Beyond the ability of the individual to carry out daily activities, there is the issue of quality of life. So a person who can get up and go to work but finds no pleasure in normal activities is someone whose symptoms still merit concern from the me Continue Reading...
Next, the amount of legal and ethical hoops that electronic health records must jump through is substantial and no doubt overwhelming to someone who is new to it. With the advent of laws like HIPAA and even general ethical concerns that are not tec Continue Reading...
Nursing
As technology becomes more sophisticated the effects of new technologies affect all aspects of our lives. Technological advances affect many different occupations as well, especially the field of health care. As a result the advancements in Continue Reading...
Mobile Computing
Research shows that Social media is playing a huge part when it comes to the health care industry. One study done by DC and Interactive Group shows that beyond 90% of individuals from the ages 18-24 mentioned they would rely on heal Continue Reading...
Ethics and the Military
As globalism becomes more of a reality, and as various developing countries increase the amount of interaction they do with developed countries, many cultural issues arise. Doing business is not the same worldwide, and as cit Continue Reading...
In this second phase of my 'career training in life, for over a year after I pursued a career in the medical field, I have developed administrative skills such as medical records/data management and preparation and processing of relevant medical for Continue Reading...
She stated that she frequently refers to Social Work Codes of Ethics and Values. When HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) came into effect, protections regarding the privacy of individuals became more stringent under law rega Continue Reading...
Nursing Organization Plan
Nursing Org Plan
The author of this report is asked to lay out a master plan for a nursing/medical organization spoken and enumerated from the standpoint of a new nursing executive. The plan given in this report will have Continue Reading...
The other dimension is related but is definitely separate. Some end-users are not only uninformed on how to administer electronic health records, they may actively resist and otherwise undermine the setup and these people need to be identified or e Continue Reading...
S. (Krishna, Kelleher, Stahlberg, 2007). The second most critical ethical dilemma impacting healthcare insurance providers continues to be ratings of physicians and the assessment of their skill sets over time (Labig, 2009). As healthcare providers p Continue Reading...
Nursing
Health information technology is information technology that is used in the health care setting. Technological advances and government regulation have combined to create a dramatic increase in the use of information technology across all fie Continue Reading...
With respect to the McGuckin studies neither randomization nor sample selection is ever discussed. In fact sampling per se is not presented except for cursory mention in the results section. Again, without proper identification as to the sampling me Continue Reading...
In that regard, the new physician must be committed to providing the same quality of patient care after 36 hours on duty as he provides at the start of a tour of duty. He must follow established rules of clinical asepsis and control of infectious di Continue Reading...
There are times when software fails to provide the protection that it should, but that is generally not the case with these particular tools. They should be used by any healthcare organization that is committed to keeping patient records private but Continue Reading...
Standards of Nursing Practice
Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice
Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice in Ohio
Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice in Ohio
As a pediatric hematology registered nurse (RN) practicing in the state of Ohio Continue Reading...
Fraud and Abuse Case
Healthcare fraud and abuse continues to threaten the country, costing the facility billions of dollars per year. Brodeur, (2007) stated that fraud is something difficult to understand because it is a contagious issue. Healthcare Continue Reading...
Bon Secours Project
I n 1824, in Paris, amidst the devastation following the French Revolution, a group of 12 women came together to form the congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours, French for "Good Help" and the Sisters' purpose was to nurse th Continue Reading...
Training Program ProposalTraining is an essential part of customer satisfaction since better-equipped employees would give better services to the customers. The world population has become a consumer of health care, which is considered one of the maj Continue Reading...
Healthcare
Technology gives us more capabilities than we ever had before, and health care organizations need to ensure that their staff members are aware of the regulations surrounding the use of technology in the workplace, both for work-related ac Continue Reading...
Legal Ethics of E-Mail and Social Media and Its Applicability to the Healthcare Industry
Consequences of Social Media
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Perils of Building an Online Network
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Caution with Employee Email Accounts
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Issues when Endorsing other Companies
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One issue which has gained in public attention in recent years, first with the outbreak of SARS and avian flu, and more recently with the spread of swine flu, is that of public health epidemic. A failure to disclose health concerns properly or to al Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. Ethical Foundations of Patient Confidentiality:
Explore the moral and ethical principles that underpin the concept of patient confidentiality. Discuss the importance of trust in the doctor-patient relat Continue Reading...
Nursing Informatics / Annotated Bibliography & Brief Critique
Harris, R., Bennett, J., and Ross. F. (2013). Leadership and innovation in nursing seen through a historical lens. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(7. 1629-1638.
Aim of the Article an Continue Reading...
Third Party Patient
The Doctrine of Apparent Agency
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June, a 34-year-old divorced woman diagnosed with severe anorexia, is hospitalized. Her doctors feel she may need to be placed on a feeding tube soon to save her life. Initially June ag Continue Reading...
Veteran/Purple Heart Recipient
CAREER Profile
Highly qualified and well-rounded healthcare administrator that has a strong and diverse background in healthcare, operations, facility management, strategic planning, Lean, healthcare development and r Continue Reading...
Under this standard, looking inside the medical record without a legitimate healthcare need, as determined by my supervisor, would be illegal (HHS, 2003). If I'm so concerned about my neighbor's health, I should just knock on their door and express Continue Reading...
Marriage and Family Therapy
Issues and Ethics in Family Therapy:
Psychologist Abraham Maslow once wrote that, 'We may define therapy as a search for value." In providing counseling for our patients not only are we providing a system of healing and Continue Reading...
Foundations of Nursing Education
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Changing from an Associate Degree Nursing Program to a BSN Program 3
Two Factors That Influence the Need for a BSN Program 3
How the IOM Has Informed the Decision for a BSN Program 4
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Ethics in Practicing Nursing
Nursing ethics is an important part of treating patients. It is important for nurses to understand and abide by the nursing ethical code of conduct. The Health Information Privacy Act (HIPAA) protects the patients' right Continue Reading...
But by removing the ability of insurance companies to discriminate in their selection of who to ensure, buying insurance -- and insurance premiums overall -- will inevitably increase. Why? "If insurers are forced to sell coverage to everyone at any Continue Reading...
patient privacy, confidentiality HIPPA. Must answer questions: Describe issue impact population affects. What arguments facts article support proposed solution.
Park, Alice. (2009, September 23). Are med-student tweets breaching patient privacy? Ti Continue Reading...