I was wondering if someone could please help me with my assignment of course I do not want or expect anyone to do it for me just some help thanks in advance for your help. Have a great day.
This is what I have to do for my research paper. I need to go to the American Medical Associations web site and use the search button in the upper right to look for ethical opinion articles on the AMA. I did that however it is very confusing to me I did not find it. Next based on what I found (nothing yet) I need to answer these following questions.
1 Should corrections be date-and time-stamped?
2 When should the patient be advised of the existence of computerized databases contain medical information about the patient?
3 When should the patient be notified of purging or archaic or inaccurate information?
4. When should computerized medical database be online to the computer terminal?
5. When the computer service bureau destroys or erases records, should the erasure be verified by the bureau to the physician?
6. Should individuals and organizations with access to the databases be identified to the patient?
7. Does the AMA ethics opinion mention encryption as a technique for security?
8. What does the ethics opinion say about the disclosure by recipients of authorized data to third parties?
Ok to make things more confusing for me I Know that I need to get some information from the AMA web-site (somehow) however then I need to do these things …
Answer every question carefully use proper citation (whatever that is. In either APA or MLA Style. Be specific and limit you submission to questions being asked and issues mentioned.
Include a reference page APA or MLA style on this page also include any other sources used in preparing this project (not sure how to do this one either
Make sure you answer question in a complete paragraph that includes a introductory sentence at least four sentences of expatiation, and a concluding sentence check your spelling grammar, punctuation and sentence structure. Provide a clear organization include words like first, however, on the other hand, and so on consequently since, next and when.
AMA website:
http://www.ama-assn.org/
I searched for patient file correction and here are the search results:
http://search.ama-assn.org/Search/query.html?charset=iso-8859-1&ht=0&qt=patient+file+correction&col=public&qp=&qs=&qc=amnews+public+pubs&pw=100%25&ws=0&la=en&qm=0&st=1&nh=25&lk=1&rf=0&rq=0&si=0
Obviously, not everything in here is applicable to your first question, so you will need to read the most relevant articles and/or search again with different search terms.
You'll need to do this with every question in your assignment -- sometimes searching many times.
Here are a couple of websites that will help you greatly with MLA guidelines, including reference and citation:
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Use the list at the left as the table of contents.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
Scroll all the way down to find specifics about the Works Cited page and how to do in-text citations.
And here is a page on transitions:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/transitions.htm
Hi, I'm doing this same research paper through Penn Foster. Go to the ama-assn site and type computer confidentiality in the top right search box. The second article "AMA Policy Finder" has some info on all the questions. It's article E-5.07 I'm still looking on other sites for enough info to write a paper with... but hopefully this will be a good start.
Hello,
I am doing the same research paper for Penn Foster.
I found the E-5.07 Computer Confidentiality paper but could not find enough supporting information to write the requested paper.
I have been searching the internet for almost two months at every Medical, Legal, Ethical, Government, Computer site I can find....nothing. HIPAA shows nothing for this.
These are just AMA opinions but where does the rest of the information that they are looking for come from?
I wrote to a professor at the school and asked for help. My answer was to use my resources of internet, library, textbooks etc. to find the info I need.
Good luck with that. I'm really frustrated and am glad to see I'm not the only one.
Wish I could help you with some answers but unfortunately I can't.
Good luck to you, I'm still searching..
I am doing this same paper for penn foster and found this site to be helpul for question 2. any help on the others would be gteat though!!
search for AMA opinion 5.07 confidentiality, computers.
You may have to go to search for it online because i cannot list the internet site on this site. Sorry
Question 1
• Corrections made to a medical record do not have to be time stamped but they must be required to have a date. Although, additions to the record should be time and date stamped, and the person making the additions should initial the record. All corrections in the medical record must be done by drawing a single line through the error and writing the correction in the chart. The physician must date the correction and initial it. White-out or markers that make the writing unclear or unreadable must not be used.
Question 2
• The patient and physician should be informed about the existence of computerized data bases wherein medical information concerning the patient is stored. Such information should be told to the physician and patient prior to the physician's release of the medical information to the person or company maintaining the computer data bases. Full revealment of this information to the patient is necessary in acquiring informed consent to treatment. A back-up system should also be put into place to ensure the records are not lost or destroyed accidently.
Question 3
• Methods for purging the computerized data base of archaic or inaccurate data should be created and the patient and physician should be notified before and after the data has been purged. There should be no mixing of a physician's computerized patient records with those of other computer service bureau clients. Procedure should be put in place to protect against accidental combining of reports.
Question 4
• The computerized medical data base should only be online to the computer terminal when permitted computer programs needing the medical data are being used. Physicians or outside organizations of the medical facility should not be given online access to a computerized data base containing certain data from medical records regarding patients.
Question 5
• In any event that files are erased or purposely destroyed, the computer service bureau or database needs to verify in writing to the physician that the erasure has been done. Any erasing of the files may be done only if the physician has duplicate copies of the files. If a computer data base is terminated any files stored or maintained for the physician should be physically returned to that physician.
Question 6
• The patient should have full disclosure when it comes to who is viewing or accessing their records. Anyone who is accessing a database to view the patient’s records should have an authorized release of information for these records in order to view them. If this is the true case then the patient will know when signing the release who is about to view or access their records.
Question 7
• There are several places throughout the site that talks about security when implementing a medical record database. Encryptions, passwords, and other security functions are put into place when setting up any electronic medical database or putting up these types of records online.
Question 8
• Information about a patient cannot be passed on to a third party without expressed consent from the patient. The patient must be informed of who is getting this information and why. They will then authorize such a disclosure by signing a release form or authorization form to release the information to the third party. There is always a date on this form and what type of information is being released, such as permission to or not to release mental health records, or HIV records.
PART A
• Essay 1
In this case where Dr. Bob is preparing to operate on sally, he may have the opportunity to talk with the parents about the risks of the operation and obtain their informed consent, and because they are present at this time he should attempt to do this. On the other hand, if this is life threatening emergency and must be done immediately because of the increased risk to life with absolutely no time to speak with the parents or the parents are not available he may perform the operation under the Good Samaritan Statute. The Good Samaritan laws are in place for legal protection to protect health care providers from liability for unauthorized treatment under emergency situations when informed consent is difficult or even impossible to obtain and under circumstances when a person suffers a sudden injury and delay of treatment may result in risk to life or result in death.
• Essay 2
In the case where Paula Patient asks Dr. Bob to send her information to her P.O. Box and call her only at work, Dr. Bob should do as she has asked. In regards to confidential communications, any patient may request alternate communication as long as they are reasonable requests. I believe that Paula Patient made a reasonable request. Telling Dr. Bob that she may be endangered if her boyfriend finds out is a very good reason to accommodate this request. By not doing as she requested, this may endanger her and he could be in violation of the health information protection that is covered by HIPAA’s Privacy Rule. Violating a privacy
or security regulation of HIPAA can result in civil and/or criminal penalties.
• Essay 3
Dr. Bob cannot give anyone Paula Patient’s Medical records without prior consent or signed authorization. Not only did Dr. Bob demonstrate improper disclosure, but he also failed to protect the patient’s medical information so that it remained private and secure. This is direct failure to comply with the HIPAA’s Privacy Rule and he could be sued for breach of confidentiality. Criminal penalties for wrongfully obtaining or disclosing PHI can range from $50,000 to $250,000 and imprisonment from one to 10 years. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights will enforce HIPAA regulations.
PART B
1. Comparative and contributory negligence are both defenses available to mitigate the amount that a defendant may have to pay to a plaintiff for damages. Each of these defenses is based on an assessment of fault towards the plaintiff.
Contributory negligence is a defense that can prove that the plaintiff is in one part to blame for the accident, then he or she recovers nothing. For instance, if the evidence shows that a defendant was speeding and went through a stop sign and that the plaintiff was only one percent at fault because he or she didn't swerve or brake quickly enough, then the plaintiff may be entitled to no recovery.
With comparable negligence, (in most states) in order to be able to receive any damages, the plaintiff must be no more than 50 percent at fault for the injury. If the plaintiff is no more than 50 percent liable, but is still partially at fault, then the award of damages will be adjusted according to the plaintiff's percentage of fault and the plaintiff's award will be reduced accordingly. For example, plaintiff and defendant are driving in separate cars on a street. The plaintiff is going five miles per hour over the speed limit and attempts to overtake the defendant. The defendant suddenly swerves into the plaintiff’s lane without checking to ensure the lane is clear. The defendant hits the plaintiff’s car and causes $1,000 in damage. The plaintiff sues the defendant for the damage to his car. At the conclusion of the trial, a jury finds that the plaintiff is 40% responsible for the accident due to his speeding, and the defendant is 60% responsible for the accident due to his failure to check traffic before changing lanes. Thus, the plaintiff is awarded 60% of the damages he sustained, or $600. The other $400 in repairs the plaintiff must pay on his own due to his actions.
2. When the HIPAA rules are stricter than state law, HIPAA supersedes state law. In some instances, a state law may provide more protection that HIPAA. In those cases, you must follow the state law. Always follow the strictest law, and this will satisfy both sets of laws.
3. Res Ipsa Loquitur is a Latin phrase meaning “the thing speaks for itself.” It is used as a rule of evidence and implies that the plaintiff need only show that a particular result occurred and would not have occurred but for someone's negligence. To use this doctrine successfully, a plaintiff has to show that:
Evidence of the actual cause of the injury is not obtainable;
The injury is not the kind that ordinarily occurs in the absence of negligence by someone;
The plaintiff was not responsible for his or her own injury;
The defendant, or its employees or agents, had exclusive control of the tools that caused the injury; and
The injury could not have been caused by any pawns or tools other than that over which the defendant had control.
4. Subject-matter jurisdiction is the authority of the court to hear and make a determination in a court action. Subject –matter jurisdiction in a federal court pertains to a case that involves a federal rule, regulation, statute. It could also involve a federally owned property, like a military base or a national par, or could involve an aspect of the U.S. constitution or treaty. Other cases may also be brought to a federal court but they must involve a controversy in the amount of $50,000 or more and that both citizens or parties are from different states. Federal court has limited jurisdiction as opposed to state court which has general jurisdiction.
5. The beginning of the physician - patient relationship is a time when trust being established between the two of them. The patient will be informed of the privacy practices, the use and disclosure notices and release of information procedures. The physician will need to give all of this information to the patient before he sees the patient. A reason for this is informed consent; the patient needs to know and understand his/her rights pertaining to use and disclosure of medical records and because the patient will need to release his medical records from his old physician to his new one. Most doctors want to see your medical records before they see you for the first time so that they have a bit of knowledge of your medical history.
Part C
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. B 6. A
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. A