HIPAA and the Patient Bill of Rights Act.

Instructions Part I For the first part of this Assignment, you will write an essay about HIPAA and the Patient Bill of Rights Act. Your essay should address the in" rel="nofollow">information and questions presented below. This essay must be a min" rel="nofollow">inimum of 200 words. Please in" rel="nofollow">include a title page and reference page. The creation of privacy and security laws has been a huge step toward more efficient healthcare and faster reimbursements. Visit the United States Health and Human Services website and research HIPAA Regulations & Standards as they apply to the medical records. Also, please see the in" rel="nofollow">information in" rel="nofollow">in your text. ? Question: Explain" rel="nofollow">in how HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules benefit and support the in" rel="nofollow">integrity of the healthcare in" rel="nofollow">industry, patient, and physician. The Patient Bill of Rights act was created with 3 goals in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind; to assist patients in" rel="nofollow">in bein" rel="nofollow">ing more comfortable with health care delivery systems, to develop partnerships with patients and health care providers, and to stress important roles that patients play in" rel="nofollow">in stayin" rel="nofollow">ing healthy. Please see the in" rel="nofollow">information in" rel="nofollow">in your text for additional in" rel="nofollow">information. ? Question: Name 3 areas within" rel="nofollow">in the Patient Bill of Rights Act that you feel are important for health care providers/patients to abide by, and provide an explanation as to why you feel each area you selected is important. Part II Please read each scenario and select the appropriate policy within" rel="nofollow">in the Patient Bill of Rights Act that applies to each scenario. For each scenario, describe in" rel="nofollow">in a paragraph why that specific policy in" rel="nofollow">in the Patient Bill of Rights Act is critical for demonstratin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">integrity within" rel="nofollow">in the medical assistin" rel="nofollow">ing profession. Scenarios: 1. Donna Jackson’s physician, Dr. Jones is retirin" rel="nofollow">ing and is recommendin" rel="nofollow">ing that Donna contin" rel="nofollow">inue services with Dr. Smith who also works in" rel="nofollow">in the same office. Donna is not comfortable with Dr. Smith and would like the option to select her own physician. 2. Keith Davidson is in" rel="nofollow">in need of emergency services because of a life threatenin" rel="nofollow">ing condition. Keith is currently unin" rel="nofollow">insured and would like to make payment arrangements at a later time. 3. Jin" rel="nofollow">ingle Smith has just been diagnosed with a chronic condition. She is in" rel="nofollow">interested in" rel="nofollow">in knowin" rel="nofollow">ing all of her treatment options to combat this diagnosis. Jin" rel="nofollow">ingle would also like for husband to be a part of the treatment process. 4. Durin" rel="nofollow">ing Lisa Smith’s visit with her primary care physician, he made derogatory and discrimin" rel="nofollow">inatin" rel="nofollow">ing comments regardin" rel="nofollow">ing her weight. Lisa is very uncomfortable with these remarks and wishes to file a complain" rel="nofollow">int with admin" rel="nofollow">inistration. 5. Bianca White has just discovered that someone in" rel="nofollow">in her primary care physician office released her medical in" rel="nofollow">information without her consent. Bianca is not happy about this and wishes to file a complain" rel="nofollow">int with the Office of General Inspector. Policies within" rel="nofollow">in the Patient Bill of Rights Act A. Confidentiality of Health Information Policy B. Participation in" rel="nofollow">in Treatment Decisions Policy C. Access to Emergency Services Policy D. Choice of Providers and Plans Policy E. Respect and Nondiscrimin" rel="nofollow">ination Policy