Breach of Confidentiality Rasmussen College Author Note This research paper is being submitted on January 27, 2013 for Dr. Hellen Ransom’s M230/HSC2641 Medical Law and Ethics Course. Breach of Confidentiality California health regulators fined Kaiser Permanente’s Bellflower hospital $250,000 Thursday for failing to keep employees from snooping in the medical records of Nadya Suleman, the mother who set off media frenzy after giving birth to octuplets in January. Ornstein (2009). The facility failed to prevent access to confidential medical record information and safeguard patients 1’s medical record against use by unauthorized individuals. (Ornstein, 2009) The state Department of Public Health found that breaches of Suleman’s records extended beyond the Bellflower hospital and continued even after Kaiser first informed regulators it
Police subpoenaed the records of Planned Parenthood to obtain the names of women who had received positive results on pregnancy tests in the previous nine months. Planned Parenthood refused to comply with the subpoena, arguing that a woman’s decision about her pregnancy is among the most private of matters. Those who came to Planned Parenthood to determine whether they were pregnant ought to not be subjected, nine months later, to police officers knocking on their doors and asking details about the outcome of their pregnancy. They also point out that there is no guarantee that the woman even got a pregnancy test or that she was a local resident, so the search of the records could turn out to be
CHILLING EFFECTS Friday, November 22, 2013 BOB GARFIELD: Pan-American Center, a writer’s organization, released a report last week titled, “Chilling Effects: NSA Surveillance Drives US Writers to Self-Censor.” Of the 500-plus members surveyed, 28 percent said they've curtailed or avoided social media activities; 24 percent have deliberately avoided certain topics in phone or email conversations; 13 percent have taken extra steps to disguise or cover their digital footprints. The gathering sense of nervousness is nerve-racking in itself. What does freedom of expression really mean if our thinkers are constantly looking over their shoulders? But at least one commentator draws a different lesson from the report. LA Times book critic David
And in addition the client may tell us themselves, information which we may deem risky to the clients or others lives. All information should remain confidential, and if the therapist breaches this, then they are likely to be sued. However if the life of the person is at risk or society as a whole then we may deem it necessary to breach confidentiality, however there is no consensus on what is deemed as harmful, and we would need to follow our governing body such as the BACP or Hypnotherapy society guidelines on how to deal with this. In most cases if you feel confidentiality has to be breached you should inform your client, as to the reasons why, this should be discussed in the initial consultation how and when you would do this, so you have an agreement before you start
Not a month goes by without some "pop-media conservative" falling victim to a non compos mentis moment. This lapse in judgment almost universally befalls urbanites or Beltway types, and at one time I speculated it might be associated with a moon-and-tide cycle. However, our crack team of social scientists and physicians found this affliction to be the result of cerebral polihypoxia, a chronic lack of fresh air from the grassrooted plains. The result is confusion about right and wrong as it pertains to First Principles and our nation's heritage of Essential Liberty. February's victim is Michael Medved, the 60-something former Democrat operative and now political commentator who hosts a top-10 nationally syndicated radio show every weekday.
Third was the need for me to know not only that there was a dissatisfaction with my work performance, but, also that there would be consequences that affected my job. What transpired in this example is one of the barriers of communication – Silence. The employment agency assumed that no news was good news. We see that this was not the case. In reality, ‘silence and information withheld are both common and problematic.’ (Robbins & Judge, pg
It was during this time that the American Red Cross could have showed the country that they were an ethical company. However, many began to question their ethical practices because of how they responded to the crisis. As a result of this, their “benefits of business ethics” was destroyed. ARC failed to properly manage and monitor employees and volunteers which lead to the occurrence of fraudulent activities. There was also a lack of communication amongst FEMA and ARC, which contributed to slow response times in both instances (347).
We often find ourselves criticizing the way a message is presented and ignoring its content or value. We don’t like the message being “read” to us, we find the speaker lacking in experience, or we don’t care for the negative tone of the boss. Our listening focuses on delivery and approach.
There was not process in place to follow for recovery for when a mistake was discovered or a problem was reported. The funds were not distributed for the natural disaster that they were earmarked for which has caused some uncertainty for future donations from the public and private donations. This system is supposed to be part of the corporate culture and should have established integrity for all the stakeholders. However; the American Red Cross did not have this in place which has caused turmoil within the organization and has caused them to be running a deficit and has had to downsize. A code of code of ethics should be developed for the American Red Cross.
In the rant called “The Smart Gap,” Eric Maisel explains his personal opinion on brain power of individuals. Grit, however, isn’t something that he believes will help people find success. Although some may not agree with what was stated, Maisel brings up many persuaded key points to help get his point across. Throughout Eric Maisel’s rant, many key points are brought up. First, he explains that we will experience emotional pain when we recognize that the work we would love to do might just be unavailable enough to make us doubt that we can proceed.