UNIT: 4222-209 OUTCOME: 1.1 – 2.2 1.1 There are several legislations and codes of practice that relates to handling information. The Data protection Act 2008 is a law that protects personal privacy and upholds individuals rights. This Act gives rights to the people the information is about and puts requirements and limitations on the people holding the information. Non-compliance to this Act is a criminal offence. The freedom of information Act 2000 is the Act that gives you the right to ask any public body for all information they have on the chosen subject.
Manual and electronic information storage systems are used so to ensure confidently these actions can be used, locking cupboards/ drawers, have passwords protected files and only allowing access to those who need it. 3. Helping to support others to handle information is also important others can include colleagues, social workers, GP, any third party’s, nurses, pharmacist's and occupational therapists are to name a few. Helping to
The inpatient coder ensures that the data entered is relevant, indicating the reason that the patient was admitted, which involves the kind of illness and a breakdown of the treatment that was given (Henderson.) The inpatient coder uses the current version of ICD-CM classification for the most appropriate DRG assignment for assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures. They have to be able to determine the correct diagnosis and secondary diagnosis, identifying and assigning co-morbidities and complications and principle procedure codes. The inpatient coder is also responsible for selecting the proper DRG and Discharge Disposition Code. The impatient coder sends the documentation to HIM Operations for follow-up when Physicians documentation is not clear or straight forward.
Unit 3 (P4) describes the legal and human rights that protect citizens in the UK. Introduction. This whole essay is based, on humanitarian rights, and on how people diversity, affects them, in fields of work, and day to day life. This essay will also describe various, human and legal rights. Essay will underline the main United Nations responsibilities.
Establishments that have a number of clients should ensure that records are up-to-date and are kept in a locked filing cabinet, preferably in a secure office. Any records kept on PCs should be password protected, and the computer systems themselves should be protected by
There are several legislations and codes of practice that relates to handling information. Data protection Act 2008 is a law that protects personal privacy and upholds individuals rights. This Act gives rights to the people the information is about, data subjects puts obligations on the people who held information, data controllers, non-compliance is a criminal offence. The freedom of information Act 2000 is the Act that gives you the right to ask any public body for all information they have on the chosen subject. Unless there’s a good reason, the organisation must provide information within 20days.
Acceptable Use Policy is (UAP) is a written document based on agreement between or among the users of computer in a community for a common good. They also have to promise that they will not violate those rules. This document stipulates on the use including the malpractices or unacceptable uses and the consequences for non-compliance. UAP is mostly used when one is registering intranet. The users may include internet providers for example in a university, school, business or corporations.
If patient’s records, information about patient’s or accident forms are located on computers then staff must maintain the security of this information by making sure computers are logged off properly and locked when not in use and change their individual passwords regularly. If patient’s information needs to be stored on a USB stick or hard drive then they must be encrypted to ensure security and safety. When staff are making entries in patient’s records or reading information about patient’s they must make sure this remains confidential. When writing information in records staff need to be aware of who is around them and who can see the information that is being written. Make sure patient’s information is written in the staff office so that people not involved in their care can not see what is being written.
4. Be able to use systems for effective information management. 4.1 If an organisation needs to keep records on a resident/service user that they support, they must be registered with the Data Protection Register 1998. In this Register, it means that the information should only be used for the purposes explained when it is collected as well as being relevant, accurate and up to date, The information collected should not be disclosed to anyone who has no right to see it and the individual can have access to the data held about them. The Public Interest Disclosure Act (1999) which is sometimes called the 'Whistle Blowing Act', is in place for considering other perspectives of confidentiality.
• Explanation on “Data Protection Act” Is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although the Act itself does not mention privacy, it was enacted to bring UK law into line with the European Directive of 1995 which required Member States to protect people's fundamental rights and freedoms and in