Patient Confidentiality

This paper will illustrate how Hennepin County (HC) utilize monitor and maintain EHR records for the following business lines hospital, outpatient clinics, health, social and human service. Data sharing of EHR has allowed the organization to successfully provide care coordination for the population we serve. As healthcare evolves and service delivery continues to influence healthcare, it is essential that each business lines work together and collaborate to effectively access EHR within the Epic system. EHR systems, data bases, web portals are critical for a healthcare provider remain compliant with federal regulations. I am an HC employee, and my organization is unique, because we own and operate Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) and

With privacy being of the utmost importance within a medical practice, HIPAA compliance can be a significant legal issue when implementing the AHSI Project into production. HIPAA compliance is a very important legal issue that should be reviewed by the legal team on any project. Encryption is also important as a legal issue, if the software is not encrypted and patient information is not protected, it can be a HIPAA violation as privacy is. Trust as a legal issue involves HIPAA compliance as well as trust in the legal system that CareMount Medical

According to the US department of health services the most common HIPAA violation in hospitals is the impermissible uses and disclosures of protected health information. A prevalent scenario is when a health care worker accesses files of patients who are not under the worker’s care. Anyone that is not directly related to the patients’ health care or insurance is not allowed to access the patients’ health records. This can be prevented by having all employees participate in HIPPA training after a direct violation of the policy along with mandatory training before their employment. Another preventive measure is informing workers, upon employment, that electronic medical records indirectly allow for monitoring the use and misuse of patient files.

A recent survey states that around 45% of patients want their doctors to directly exchange their health records. 25% of the patients had to hand-deliver their records to other providers themselves. These findings clearly show that if a patient has multiple doctors, then sharing of patient data becomes a daunting task. Though recently, the number of organizations adopting EHR has increased, the problem is that these organizations use software that is unable to interface

In her assessment of the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA), Murphy (2009) discusses how its enactment provided unprecedented funding for the advancement of health information technology (HIT) which served to promote health care reform. Electronic health records (EHRs) by extension received a boost via incentivization for appropriate use in hospitals and ambulatory settings (Murphy, 2009). The benefits of EHRs include the ability to improve the delivery and quality of nursing care, the ability to make more timely and efficient nursing care decisions for nursing, the ability to avoid errors that might harm patients and the ability to promote health and wellness for the patients (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). An appropriate use of EHR

After the paper is all electronic the next task is to train staff on the updates and changes to the electronic records. This study focuses on the people in the HIM department that work endlessly to create, secure, update and track the many functions of the new medical electronic record. The HIM department is a team of staff members that each contribute to the successful implementations of health

The ROI of EHRs article breaks down the importance of Electronic health records. Healthcare leaders need to have an open-mind about electronic health records to gain a better organized system. Health organizations spend billions trying to find a working system instead of changing to the electronic health records system. Most organizations are making their IT department play bigger role working along with physicians to make electronic health records a key component of healthcare facilities making EHRs an effective program. Electronic Health Records are important to improving the quality of care provided, being able to find a patients history of care at a click of a button.

HIPAA’s existence constituted as a necessary health care reform. This particular healthcare reform empowered patients by giving them more control and say over the handling of medical records. The HIPAA law also reshaped how health care providers handled patients’ medical records, especially concerning patient privacy (IHS, n.d.). Under the HIPAA law, the privacy rule includes the “national standards” that health care organizations must

Abstract The confidentiality, integrity and availability of patient information are intrinsic demands on hospital services and, currently, computerization has been increasing day by day. The purpose of this essay is to define a process for obtaining a HIPAA approach for a health care organization. Background HIPAA was approved in 1996 by the US Congress.

If patients lack trust in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), Having an unsure feeling that the confidentiality and accuracy of their electronic health information is at risk, they may not want to share their health information. Restraining their health information could have life-threatening consequences. Therefor, This is a reason why it’s so important to assure the privacy and security of health information. When patients own your trust and health information technology (health IT) enough to share their health information, doctors will have a more complete picture of patients’ overall health and together, the doctor and their patient can make more-informed

It is important to enter all pertinent patient’s information into the Electronic Health Record as soon as possible to allow for the smooth provision of medical services. The information must be current and it must be accurate. There can be no errors on your part. Errors or mistakes can lead to wrong diagnosis and wrong treatment that could cost valuable time and money. It could even cost a patient their life.

Electronic Health Records In buying the same Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, physicians are trying to accomplish a way of easily getting all of a patient's records when they are needed. The EHR will provide easy access to a patient's biography, medical condition, lab results, billing reports among others. The pros of having the same EHR in a hospital is that physicians can write medical orders to the hospital or enter data about patients they were admitting. They can also perform activities on chart completion and sign transcribed documents at their convenient time and place (Nanette et al., 2010).

Privacy of patients will be violated if the health care providers give out the information to a third party to whatever the reason is. “Instant retrieval and information exchange through EHRs improve care, but also create the risk of unauthorized use, access, and disclosure of private patient information, raising confidentiality and privacy concerns. Unauthorized access could also have implications for patient family members if genetic information is involved.” (Sulmasy & Lopez & Horwtich,

The authors, Wynia and Dunn, consider both the pros and cons to developing a patient-accessed and controlled medical record. In an ideal world, PHR’s offer the patient the ability to track and manage their own healthcare. From logging their daily blood pressures, to reviewing their current medications and laboratory results, a PHR should be the link between physician and patient. These are separate from the electronic medical records stored at a doctor’s office or hospital. PHR’s contain the same information found in the patient’s chart but also include educational material and health tracking

When patient 's health data are shared or linked without the patients ' knowledge, autonomy is jeopardized. The patient may conceal information due to lack of confidence in the security of the system having their data. As a consequence, their treatment may be compromised. There is the risk of revelation of thousands of patients ' health data through mistakes or theft. Leaders, health personnel and policy makers should discuss the ethical implications of EHRs and formulate policies in this regard.