The HIPAA privacy standards make up the HIPAA privacy law. Any violation of the HIPAA privacy rules can leave a healthcare institution open to legal consequences from the wronged individual and possibly the federal government. In this case our elder Mr. Stevens had made it clear to his provider that he did not want his family to be made aware that he was being treated for cancer. This fact was documented in Mr. Stevens’ electronic medical record, but that should not have made any difference in this scenario because his condition would never have been revealed if the clinic staff had followed proper HIPAA
He is not only informally treating and collecting specimen from his daughter, but he is also not documenting any of the treatments that he is doing. This is a major problem and could be subject to intervention by the law. Joe is risking his medical credibility by doing this for his daughter. He is also performing these tests without the direct supervision of the supervising physician, which goes against the code of conduct (2013). If a physician assistant violates laws that vary from state to state, the physician assistant could be subject to license suspension or being
While the physician did not believe that, at the time of treatment, the patient was competent to make this decision, the patient had an advanced directive that clearly stated that he did not wish to be intubated. Provision 2.1 of the ANA Code of Ethics also directs that the nurses primary concern is always for the patient and the best interest of the patient while Provisions 3.1 and 3.2 discuss the nurses responsibility for providing the patient with privacy and confidentiality, all of these provisions were ignored, to a degree, during the course of this scenario. While the scenario describes Mr. E as having a mild developmental disability we do not know his actual level of competence at the time the advanced directive and the medical power of attorney was signed. Just because he has a developmental disability does not mean that the disability was severe enough that the patient was unable to comprehend the choices he made when instituting these
The administrators even go as far as to not keep medical records. If they do not have the medical records then they do not have to treat the patient. What is even more outrageous is the use of Article 99. Article 99 is a legal loophole allowing veteran hospitals to only provide medical service to vets if the injury or illness was caused during actual service. It is a loophole the administrators found because they refuse to take
I would like to ask if Mr X suffering from depression? As a therapist it would be unethical for me to treat a patient who suffers depression. In this instance I would suggest to Mr X as politely and as tactfully as possible that he seek help or advice from his account GP before seeking any further assistance from me. This is obviously assuming that as an ethical and professional therapist I have taken a medical history and have asked for information regarding any medication Mr X is taking and also any additional or alternative treatment he is receiving and have taken it all into. As a novice therapist I am not allowed to treat a client who is suffering from depression and I would try to refer Mr X to a more experienced professional.
What if he is purchasing the nuts for someone else? If that were the only consideration in the case, it would be clear that I should not feel the prescription. Another value that needs to be considered is the respect for the Mr. Ramirez’s rights to make an informed decision about his own health. This also brings up a rule/law that requires the physician and the pharmacist to provide facts about the prescription. Another dilemma to face is the trust relationship with Mr. Ramirez.
Ethics Study 1 Ethics Case Study HCS/335 Ethics Study 2 Jerry McCall is a LPN who is also trained in medical assistant and those types of trainings do not allow nor qualify him to call in a refill or write a prescription for Valium or for an antidepressant medication. The reason that Jerry is not qualified to call in the prescriptions is because in order to call in or write a prescription you have to be a licensed and qualified nurse practitioner or a doctor. Even if Jerry had the consent from Dr. Williams to call in the prescriptions he would not be able to because he is not qualified. It will not make a difference what type of medication it is because his qualifications will not allow him to write or call in any type of prescription period. If the patient is in a critical need for their medication the only thing that Jerry can do is try his best to get a hold of Dr. Williams so he can call in the prescription or he can advise the patient to go in to the ER to seek care if they cannot wait for the doctor to come back from lunch break.
Ethics Case Study Jerry has the credentials to write a prescription and to authorize a refill. In this circumstance, although Jerry has the medical training that allows him to make requests for medication and refills, Jerry should not put in the refill or authorize a new script. Jerry should take the patients information and make sure this information is correct. Once confirmed Jerry could have this authorized by the Doctor and contact the patient as to what will take place. The patient may be on a time constraint but this liability is much more important to weigh.
Part 1 ( Problem Question) 1. Challenging the decision Introduction The NHS has the policy that such alternative treatment, as requested by Walter, will not be funded for a patient with cerebral palsy, according to the doctor and there are very limited way to challenge this decision as the doctor can refuse providing a treatment and the courts will not force. a) Statutory duty Action can be taken against the NHS on the grounds that they have breached their duty to provide ‘a comprehensive health service’ under the 2006 Act. This however, may fail as the NHS has the authority to decide on treatments and a policy so as it reasonably thinks that it is necessary taking into account the available resources. The NHS can say that they find it not necessary, taking into consideration of the available resources, as it will not give much benefit to a patient with cerebral palsy.
Also it is important to know that the patient’s medicine is just that – it is the patient’s medicine. It shouldn’t be given to a family member with the same symptom. The last intervention that is useful to patient’s especially older patients is to contact their local pharmacy and stay in the loop with your patient. Or provide the patients prescribing doctors contact number if there is any concern about medicine at the pharmacy when the patient is picking it up. A pharmacist may have seen something that the doctor may have overlooked for