Tag: HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
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Health Care Ethical Legal Conflict: Case Study
Nursing Case Studies
In the present case study there is an ethico-legal arise when doctors have to perform treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2021
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Nursing Essays
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Before 1996, there was not a set of rules and regulations regarding patient privacy in the healthcare setting. The U.S. Depart...
Last modified: 22nd Jun 2020
Ethical Issues in Patient Information | Case Study
Nursing Case Studies
Peeking in the EMR for all the right reasons Patrick Bobst Technology has embedded itself into everyday life and is integrated into everyday human activity. Corporate scandals, violations of intell...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Issues of Confidentiality
Nursing Essays
Confidentiality Confidentiality is a serious concern in the medical field. Physicians, nurses, assistants, as well as all other staff members must keep all information that the patient reveals privat...
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Inappropriate Nurse Behaviour: Taking Photos with a Cell Phone
Nursing Essays
Social media has now become a big part of today’s society. It allows families and friends to share moments with one another. It is a cyber world that allow people to interact with ...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Improving Patient Identification With Barcode Health And Social Care Essay
Nursing Essays
Today’s technology affects the delivery of care and patient safety in different healthcare setting. Due to the increasing errors in the healthcare environment, the Joint Commission and other he...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Information Standards in Health Care Information Systems
Nursing Essays
As the Health Information Manager, the ability to understand and implement major methods of standards for ad hoc, de facto, government, and consensus, must be developed, and the ability to identify w...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
