Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The HIPAA act is a law that was enacted by The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the Privacy Rule to implement the requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996‚ to keep the welfare of people’s health insurance and health care information confidential and private. In the case of an Indiana woman versus a Walgreen Pharmacist‚ the Pharmacist violated the HIPAA act. The Indiana Superior Court awarded
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Administrative Ethics Lyndsey Hallbauer HCS/335 September 1‚ 2014 Lawrence Fergus Administrative Ethics In the technological age that we are living many of us have social media accounts. We use these accounts to post pictures and share stories from all aspects of our lives. Though social media is a very useful tool‚ social media outlets have had their share of negative publicity. Health care professionals have the duty of caring for people who are ill and in need in part of protecting sensitive
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Administrative Ethics In 1996 Congress enacted HIPAA to protect the privacy and security of protected health information maintained by health care providers‚ which include health insurance companies‚ hospitals‚ doctors‚ and employers who sponsor self-insured health plans ("Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Of 1996 (HIPAA)"‚ 2011). HIPAA is enforced by the Department of Health and Human Services. There are two sets of regulations issued by the HHS; Standards for Privacy of Individually
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Find a current administrative issue in a newspaper‚ magazine‚ or journal article relating to topics such as patient privacy‚ confidentiality‚ or HIPAA. Write a 1‚050 word paper that includes the following: •Describe the issue and its impact on the population it affects most. •What arguments or facts are used in the article to support the proposed solution? •What are the ethical and legal issues reported for your administrative issue? •Explain the managerial responsibilities related
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Administrative Ethics Paper Marcia Dixon HCS 335 September 17‚ 2012 Qiana Amos MPH Administrative Ethics Paper There are several issues that can come about concerning patient’s privacy. Years ago there were no laws in place pertaining to patient’s privacy or rights. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) which came into play on August 1996 that was placed into law under the leadership of President Bill Clinton (Physicians Billing Associates International‚ 2006). This
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Administrative Ethics Paper Joshua R. Willis October 1‚ 2012 HCS/335 Rick Johnson Administrative Ethics Paper In the health care field patient privacy and confidentiality are of the highest importance. Physicians need to maintain confidentiality and protect their patients’ privacy to keep the level of trust that is needed to provide efficient health care. Patients need to trust that their private health information will be kept confidential before they will disclose important health information
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Administrative Ethics Protecting the privacy of patient’s health information is a main concern among health care providers today. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 known as HIPAA was approved by law to safeguard not only patients but also health care workers. However‚ sometimes people tend to violate these laws unintentionally or sometimes intentionally. According to an article from the Department of Health and Human Service website (2011)‚ HHS imposes a $4.3 million
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Administrative Ethics Paper Keisha Bullock HCS 335 January 21‚ 2013 University of Phoenix (Axia) Christine Single Administrative Ethics Paper Medical records and their contents have been an important issue concerning privacy for physicians and their patients. A health care reform bill which passed legislation in 1996 is known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) had a new rule put into place in 2000‚ which requires health care physicians and insurance providers
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Administrative Ethics Paper You see it everywhere: work‚ school‚ shopping malls‚ and though it is considered illegal in most states‚ the car next to you at the stop light. People are on their cell phones talking or text messaging (TM). There are some cell phones that can connect to the internet‚ but most cell phones have the ability for short message service (SMS)‚ also known as texting. Cell phones and TM are great ways to keep in touch with co-workers‚ friends‚ family members‚ and now physicians
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Administrative Ethics Paper HCS/335 Jim Dockins December 2‚ 2012 Administrative Ethics In society as we know it today‚ individuals are faced with constant advances in technology and inevitably patients face the challenging issue of their privacy being protected. There is a continuous presence of ethical issues that health care settings face in their everyday activities. I began working in a pharmacy a few months ago‚ and decided that I am going to complete this paper on the one of the largest
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