Essays on Patient Privacy

Ethical and Security Issues of HIT

HIT and impact on patient privacy Health Information Technology is increasingly being adopted across the healthcare sector given its innumerable benefits in improving patient care and augmenting the delivery of care. With HIT, provision of cost effective healthcare is also plausible through nurses. However, with technology also comes varied challenges and chief among these issues that come with HIT is patient privacy. With recent news documenting massive breaches of patient information, the usefulness of HIT and possible adoption strategies have been largely watered down. According to McGonigle and Mastrian, (2014) the ethical concerns that come with HIT are equally ...

Policy Manual Introduction

A policy manual is a general guideline that details the policies and best practices that an organization in a particular industry should follow. This is the case with health care in general and protecting patient data in particular. Starting from a manual system, an electronic or automated system has been found to enhance best practices in the field of health care (Hamilton, Jacob, Koch & Quammen, 2004).

Importance to Organization

It prepares a roadmap for daily administration. A policy manual is also a yardstick for performance. It can be used to train fresh recruits about the conduct desired. It can also be resorted ...

Discussing Modern Electronic Records, Online Venues and Mobile Devices

INTRODUCTION This is the 21st century, an era of ever-increasing advancements in the realm of science and technology. Year after year more advanced, more innovative and more efficient technologies continued to be developed. We see this in how many people rely on technological devices, like computers, “i-pads” or tablets and smart phones, to fulfill their job requirements, to gain an education and in their every day social lives. There are no major industries that have not developed or placed their dependence in some kind of technology, be it farming and manufacturing or banking and construction; the healthcare industry is ...

Tele-Medicine in a Satellite Facility

Telemedicine is an old concept but new technology that enables a healthcare provider at one location to provide basic healthcare services such as diagnosis, intra-operative assistance, and medical consultation to patients, physicians or paramedical staff in a satellite or remote facility. Most researchers and scientist believe that there is no substitute for patient-doctor face to face interaction; however, telemedicine could be used to manage a few medical cases efficiently and remotely. In first prototype of telemedicine was introduced in the 1980’s in the form of slow-scan images, facsimile machine or telephone (Hsieh, & Hsu, 2012).The mode of communications ...

REF: NEW REGULATIONS TO SECURE HEALTH INFORMATION AND PROTECT PATIENT PRIVACY

Hello. I hope this memo finds you in perfect health. I would like to bring to your attention the following changes to DHHS’s HIPAA regulatory requirements. Also highlighted are some of the subsequent internal policy changes as well as their influence on nursing practice and patient care.

New Regulatory Requirement

The DHHS has strengthened its regulations on the need for enhanced privacy and security for protected health information (PHI). This move works in line with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 1996. The revision, therefore, addresses the following key pointers. First, in the revision, there is a great enhancement ...

As medical practices merge, it is certain that systems will change. As a result of the merger, the organization will want to operate as a combined system and to do this, plans have to be developed to change some or all of the systems. In the plan, it is important to consider the role of technologies vis-à-vis the need to promote patient safety and enhance the quality of patient care. In addition, it is also vital to consider implementing health information systems that meet the regulatory requirements as set by the federal government. When it comes to the ...

The integration of technology in our daily lives is something that has significantly changed the way we communicate. In the contemporary setting, information received in one corner of the world will within seconds be discussed and aired across major and local media stations and shared widely across the social media platforms (Thomas, McIntosh & Edwards, 2013). In essence, we are living in a global village with the internet having outwitted all the physical barriers that have previously hindered communication. This aspect has created a society that is in dire need of information and each one of us is yearning to ...

Abstract

The United States health sector continues to record more cases of breast cancer among women. The incident rates of breast cancer vary considerably with racial and ethnic categories, with Asian women reporting lower rates. Healthcare practices, lifestyle, and risk factors associate with the high prevalence of breast cancer among Asian women (Gomez, Quach et al., 2010). Purpose: The objective of the study was to determine factors associated with the high prevalence of breast cancer among Asian women. Methods: The study used correlation quantitative study design. A group of 200 Asian women diagnosed with breast cancer between 2010 and 2013 ...

Nurse’s responsibility to protect patient information

Nurses adhere to numerous legal and ethical standards that define their role towards patients and the community. Nurses are responsible for keeping patients information safe and confidential. Health organizational policies, federal laws, and state regulations all have a common goal of ensuring the nurse protects patient confidentiality. Additionally, under no circumstances should the nurse allow another person other than the patient or a person authorized to access the information by the patient unless when asked to do so by the law (McGowan, 2012).

Impact of HIT on protecting patient privacy

The introduction of Health Information Technology (HIT) aim at streamlining activities in the healthcare sector including ...

In the study conducted at the Presbyterian Hospital, there were several differences and similarities in the information needs of nurses and physicians in the New York based hospital. The physicians and nurses are two different groups of professional workers at the hospital whose duties are not very much different. The study was aimed at identifying the information needs as well as communication patterns of the two sets of healthcare employees. The perceptions of the two sets of professionals about how the information requirements relate to medical related errors was the main focus of the study.

The information needs of ...

Section 2: Literature Review

Implementation of Facebook in Nursing Education Programs 2.1 Introduction The inception of various social networking sites, such as Facebook, Myspace, Orkut, Twitter, and LinkedIn, has attracted billion of users from all over the world, bridging geographical barriers by providing a seamless service of communication through which people may build and expand both their professional and personal networks. Especially, Facebook being at the peak of its success and being the most popular social networking site, various businesses have started making use of this great social platform to leverage their business operations and marketing practices. The education sector too is ...

Health Information Exchange In the U.S.

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Introduction. According to the HIE directory “Health information exchange is the transmission of healthcare-related data among facilities, health information organizations and government agencies, according to national standards for interoperability, security and confidentiality.” After more than two decades of working to achieve effective and efficient health, this goal is still not fully actualized. The utilization of personal health information is still not fully exploited to support optimal care because the creation and storage of data is fragmented since information tends to be isolated within physician practices, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, or clinics. In an effort ...

1) Purpose of study A statement of purpose clearly specifies what a researcher wants to learn or attain at the end of the study (Kothari, 2004).

The purpose of the study is to describe decision making by caregivers of patients with Heart failure.

2) Research question The implicitly stated research question for the study is, “How do caregivers of family members with HF make decisions?”3) Research designResearch design according to Kothari (2004) refers to the general strategies a researcher in cooperate several components of research in a systematic manner that the research problem is address at the end of the research.

The research design employed in the research is qualitative research design

4) What characteristics does this study possess that are qualitative in nature? Review Chapter 2. ...

Leadership refers not to the position or power of a person; it is a particular person’s relationship with his or her followers/community. Ethics is not focused on the individual; it is about an individual’s relationship with the people around him or her. Therefore, leadership ethics relies on the web of relationships within the community. Workers or followers will conduct their behavior based on what the leader shows them. The leader is the one who sets the standards in an organization, and his actions directly impact all those around him or her, creating the mood set in the community. The ...

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Progressive development in the Information Technology has raised diverse professional dilemmas among nurses on the issue of patients’ confidentiality. As stipulated in nursing code of ethics, patient confidentiality is a critical aspect in healthcare professional. The concepts of patient confidentiality are clearly enshrined in nurse contract of employment and in NHS codes of ethics (Gallagher, 2010). However, despite being clarified in the nursing contract of employment, some nurses are confused on the most effective means of implementing the policy on patients’ confidentiality. Recent studies further affirm that the issue of patient privacy and confidentiality has been a major issue of ...

Patient privacy has been a controversial topic in many health facilities both within and without the United States. One thing that is important to note is that patients go to hospitals and other facilities due to the confidence that they have in these institutions in terms of their recovery. However, hospitals have to create health records of their patients so that they can effectively deal with and treat the ailments that are facing various patients that visit various health centers. In spite of the fact that medical officers have access to the health records of patients, it is important to ...

HIPAA

Introduction The HIPAA is a short for of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. HIPAA was passed by the US Congress in 1996 with the aim of achieving several objectives in the health sector. These included; facilitation of continuation and transfer of health insurance cover for Americans and their families in case they lose of change their jobs. The act was also meant to reduce cases of abuse and fraud in the health care sector since thousands of cases had been reported. The act also mandated the health care sector to use adopt high standards for handling health ...

Abstract

The implementation of health information system in the healthcare settings provides a tremendous improvement in the utilization of data that facilitates a more efficient exchange of knowledge that is crucial in improving the delivery of health services in any medical facility. The decision making process is improved and patient data and medical information are updated and the health information system provides a more promising competence for all health care providers to respond accurately and to comprehensively address every patient’s health care needs. An important aspect of health information system management is keeping every patient record private and safe. Patient information and ...

Breaching the Security of an Internet Patient Portal

Synopsis Health care information system is a fundamental facet in any health care organization, attributed to the fact that the system holds all the data and records that are useful in patient care, and this is clearly depicted in the Kaiser Permanente Internet Patient Portal case. Kaiser Permanente was an amalgamated health care information system that was privileged to serve over eight million people in nine states and Columbia District. The system introduced an Internet Patient Portal, also referred to as KP online in the late 1990s, purposefully to enhance a plethora of processes. The processes encompassed appropriation of appointments ...