Security and Privacy Case Scenario HCS/533 January 9, 2012 Michael Solomon Security and Privacy Case Scenario Disaster and security incidents threaten the ability of organizations to carry out its mission and operational functions planning and preparation allows organizations to continue to service its community. The security and privacy of patient health information is a fundamental responsibility of health care organizations. Patients trust their personal and confidential health information to health care organizations with the expectation of protection and privacy. Health care organizations have legal and ethical responsibility to protect health information and should define a plan for the protection of the confidential information. Privacy concerns are raised if access to data is not secure and controlled during a natural disaster.
There is also the Data protection act 1998 this relates to how information is used and has 8 rues that cover how data is protected and collected and that service users or their representatives (solicitors) must know where their data is being kept lastly there is the Freedom of information act 2000 which allows people to know/ find out what information organisers store and know about them. The Human Rights Act 1998 protects you rights under the European convention on human rights article 8 says that you have the right to respect for your “private and family life.” This means that a doctor may be breaching your human rights if they disclose your personal information, such as your medical records, without your consent. It is very important to record and store information in secure systems this is to keep confidentiality and protect all individuals’ rights including clients and staff it also protects against identity theft. Information when stored safely and correctly it is easier to
Unit 9 Understanding requirements for handling information in health and social care settings. 1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in Health and Social Care The Data Protection Act 1998 - This Law protects personal privacy and maintains individual's rights, it gives rights to the people that the information is about. Data subjects it puts obligations to the people who hold the information. If you do not abide by this law it is a criminal offence and will be prosecuted. Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that creates a public "right of access" to information held by public authorities.
Security of Health Information Tiffany Jefferson August 28, 2013 Professor Riggins, T. Health Information Law & Ethics Section 3 In the Health care organization the security of health information places a significantly high value on protecting the confidentiality, privacy, accuracy and security of health information. Today, private patient information can be accessed and viewed by an anonymous healthcare professional within the healthcare organization, thus, allowing unauthorized access to private information. In addition, when a certified healthcare provider such as the HIM fails to secure private health information that HIM professional places private patient information at risk for exposure. Because of these reasons, regulations such as the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) exist to ensure and to reinforce the nondisclosure and alteration of health information. Furthermore, the severity of securing health information is essential and it impacts the Health Information Management professional and if there is a breach of privacy, the contributions a HIM professional makes in response to these challenges is significantly important in the maintenance and security of health information.
With this, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was signed into law on August 21, 1996. The Act had two objectives. One was to ensure that people could keep their health insurance while between employments. The second part protects the security and confidentiality of patient
Covered entities must put in place safeguards to protect your health information or face Civil / Criminal penalties and disciplinary actions applied if compliance is not observed ( HIPPA/hhs.gov). Failure to comply with HIPAA can result in civil and criminal penalties. 42USC1320d-5 General penalty for failure to comply with requirements and standards. Penalties for HIPAA Violations include Criminal Penalties & Civil Money Penalties. Once a HIPAA violation is reported within a 180 day period, HIPAA has a special division that conducts an audit and an investigation involving covered entities who are in question for compliance violation (s).
How HIPPA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] How HIPPA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process Introduction HIPPA refers to The Heath Insurance portability Act of 1996 that legally aims to safeguard the patient’s health and personal information from being openly disclosed in public. The act also increases patients accessibility to his/her own health records and personal information and also develops a national framework and set guidelines for overall health privacy protection. All the patients who suffer from HIV/AIDS or any other disease should be aware of the laws set under HIPPA to safeguard their concerns regarding the violation of their privacy and confidentiality. HIPPA has made it very easy for the patients to fight for their rights of privacy, by offering simple privacy statements during a visit or a prescription pickup. Since there has been discovery of several viruses that lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Human immunodeficiency virus and Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, by the many doctors for example Dr. Anthony Gallo who was from National Cancer Institute in Washington and Dr. Luc Montagnier at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, the issue to maintain its legality became an integral concern.
iHCA230 April 13, 2011 Lisa Keener HIPAA Evaluation The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was established in 1996 to protect health care coverage and to increase privacy of personal health care information. HIPAA has pros and cons. The following is a brief description of these pros and cons as perceived by the writer. Pro #1 Consumers of health care have privacy over who is allowed to view their medical history and information. Some individuals have medical information that could be detrimental to being hired or keeping employment if their medical history were available to the hiring organization.
Health care professionals have an obligation to protect the rights to patient privacy when it concerns patient’s personal and medical information. Population Affected Patient privacy affects everyone receiving or providing medical care and it also affects those individuals seeking medical care. Patient confidentiality means a patient’s medical or personal information will not be disclosed to other individuals without the patient’s written permission. The physician of record should be the only person accessing the patient’s protected health information. The only time someone other than the physician of record should obtain the information is when the patient has given written permission.
These include analgesics, antacids and medicines for cold and flu. 1.3 It is necessary for policies and procedures to reflect and incorporate legislative requirements on medication administration for many reasons. These include that it is important for the service user to know what exactly they are taking. It is important that the principles of ‘consent’ and ‘free will’ to take or not take medication should be preserved. It is necessary to prevent people from taking medicine which is harmful to them.