Confidentiality - Related Terms
Privileged information - means “available only on the basis of special privilege,” such as the privilege accorded an employee working on a special assignment.
Proprietary information - is the information that a company owns or the proprietor of. It is used primarily in a legal sense and is ideas carefully defined by law.
Another synonym for proprietary information is trade secrets. It can be virtually any type of information that has not become public and which an employer has taken steps to keep secret. It may be data about designs and technical process, organisation of plant facilities, quality control procedures, customer lists, business plans etc. They are protected by common law.
Patents differ from trade
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A good way to avoid conflicts of interest is to follow the guidance of company policy. In the absence of such a policy, asking a coworker or your manager will give you a second opinion and will make it clear that you are not trying to hide something. In the absence of either of these options, it is best to examine your motives and use ethical problem-solving techniques. Finally, you can look to the statements in the professional ethics codes that uniformly forbid conflicts of interest. Some of the codes have very explicit statements that can help determine whether or not your situation is a conflict of interest.
Gifts and Bribes
A bribe is a substantial amount of money or goods offered beyond a stated business contract with the aim of winning an advantage in gaining or keeping the contract. “Substantial” is a vague term, but it alludes to amounts, beyond acceptable gratuities, that are sufficient to distort the judgement of a typical person. Typically, bribes are made in
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Occupational crime almost always involves a desire for financial gain or at least an attempt to avoid financial loss. The term "workplace crime" is usually used to refer to standard criminal activities, such as assault or rape that are committed in the workplace. The opportunities provided by the nature or location of employment do not necessarily contribute to the crime in cases of workplace crime. Occupational deviance involves inappropriate workplace behaviour such as sexual harassment or drinking during
One may violate rule 301’s order to uphold client confidentiality when experiencing fraud and feeling justly bound to report it Confidentiality: Any information should not be disclosed to third parties without proper and specific authority except when there is a lawful or professional right as reverence to the discretion of information received as an outcome of professional business relationships by the professional
“These categories will enable information that requires security to be consistent, whether in a mainframe, client/server, workstation, file cabinet, desk drawer, waste basket, or in the mail.” ("Department of Veterans Affairs: Information Security Program," 2007) This is why the VA has categorized their information in the following three categories: 1) VA Sensitive Data/Information-which includes the individual identifiable information and health information. The impact level of sensitive information is considered high. 2) Administratively Confidential Information- also known as any information uses daily in the VA and that cannot be classified as sensitive or public like Operational business information and reports, Non-VA information that is subject to a nondisclosure agreement with another company and VA phone books.
Private rule permits the access of the important information while keeping top security and privacy of treatment details of the patient. Security rule is also a rule found in HIPAA whereby it has administrative and technical guards which are responsible in ensuring that there is confidentiality and integrity of the information which is stored electronically. Security rule also requires physical safeguarding to offer
Ms. Lewis was referred by Maricopa county correctional health services to receive an evaluation for potential to transfer to the mental health unit. She was serving a 10-year sentence for manufacturing and possession of illegal substances. She had served 1-year of her sentence and reported symptoms of anxiety, obsessive rumination, and sleep disturbances. Notification of Purpose and Limits of Confidentiality Upon arriving for her appointment, the Informed Consent and confidentiality agreement was discussed both verbally and in writing with Ms. Lewis. The purpose of evaluation was reviewed along with mandated reporting laws and danger to self (DTS) and danger to others (DTO).
Person centred care - this is when a care worker delivers health and social care to a service user and increases their decision making as well as personal development, this is to also make sure that the service user 's needs and wants are met to keep them satisfied with the setting, this could also mean personal matters and beliefs are taken in consideration as a christian individual may need to attend church on sundays, it can also be as simple as letting an individual do an activity by themselves such as eating or playing games such as chess. Safeguarding is an action an individual takes that promotes safe and protects those in danger, this could mean a risk assessment as hazards will need to be reported to prevent it from happening again.
Information that the company has on any service users, staff or other professionals (private contact numbers or information in client files relating to third party) is confidential information and should not be shared with anyone as it comes under the data protection act. All information regarding any staff member or service user that the company has is confidential information and cannot be shared outside of the company unless consent to share by the individual is provided. The company has many procedures that have to be followed in order to keep all this information confidential. Managers have locked cabinets with staff files and information such as contact details, supervision notes and emergency contact details, service users have their files and information stored in lockable cabinets and can only be accessed by staff. All information retaining to employees and service users remains
Ethics Awareness Inventory Kristeena Stiles PSY/ 490 September 29, 2014 Professor Foster Ethical Awareness Every individual view ethics differently, but individual that understand ethics can very well determine what is right and what is wrong. The understanding on the differences of when to use morals and when to use the ethical side came a difference. In this paper, it will discuss the role and importance of personal ethics by principles, code of conduct, and in psychology.
Introduction Unfortunately, legal and ethical issues are prevalent among social workers that are attempting to provide effective care for individuals, specifically individuals who are within the mental health population. Examples of prevalence of legal and ethical issues are the Tarasoff I and Tarasoff II cases. The aforementioned cases sparked the infiltration of Tarasoff and the Duty to protect after Prosenjit Poddar murdered Tatiana Tarasoff, his romantic interests who he had became obsessed with. Tarasoff’s family members filed a lawsuit accusing mental healthcare professionals of negligence. The Tarasoff’s were allotted the ability to settle out of court, but no amount of money will bring back their loved one, who could have been potentially
The release of information have a responsibility of HIM professionals, facilities treatment, payment and healthcare operations. As well as fulfilling legitimate record request from patients, auditors, lawyers, multitude of quality and research entities. Release of information requests have grown in number, but increase in requests brings the opportunity for privacy breaches from human error, system error or other mishaps. Eliminating errors in release of information process is a key HIM opportunity to protect patients and help covered entities avoid breaches, fines, penalities and reputational harm. At the same this large increase in information movement occurs, the regulations around this process have become more restrictive, the costs to
During this unit we learned about our individuality and how it individual develop an in our society. We were also taught about how people are treated in our culture based on their life styles. In this unit we spoke about many different things such as; power, privilege and what social justice advocates are. Understanding these things will help you become a better peer educator, which is why we were taught them. These understand what these things are don’t just help us with peer educating, it helps us understand our society as well.
I agree in the medical field or within law enforcement a persons confidentiality should not be protected, especially when the person is a harm to themselves and the community that they live in. For example, sexual predators or someone intending on doing harm to another isn’t afforded the same protect confidentiality as a person expressing a personal concern. Confidentiality can be violated when serious threat of harm is suspected, the clinician has the moral responsibility to protect the community from any person suggesting that they may do harm to himself or herself or another person. Dr. Ruth Bagshaw decision to notify law enforcement of her patients intent to possibly commit physical harm to young girl is a clear indication of why confidentiality
To resolve this conflict of interest, I would like to use Thomas White’s Framework. Thomas White’s framework for ethical decision making should be more useful to deal with situations in dilemma. White’s framework states: • Analyze the consequences and collecting necessary information. • Analyze the actions. • Making the final decisions.
PRINCIPLE OF FIDELITY Principle of fidelity states how psychologist establish trust with whom they work with in accordance to the American Psychological Association (APA) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code Conduct. This principle concern with the trust relationship between the client and counsellor. Being honorable is seen as the basic to understanding and resolving ethical issues.
Social work is a dynamic helping profession, where the main goal is to improve the welfare of every individual in a society. Law is a system of legal rules that governs the way members of society interact with each other. Law is necessary for order, justice, punishment, protection and to settle dispute. Social workers need to have familiarity with the legal process and the understanding of basic legal principles in order to effectively be able to assess and intervene on behalf of clients. Problems where social work and the law overlap have consistently challenged social work professionals.
Without effective trade secret protection by law, the protective measures taken by the companies having