A scenario . Mary works in a hospital health information management department,

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A scenario. Mary works in a hospital health information management department, and Maureen, her friend, comes one day to pick up the medical records of a patient who is a client of the lawyer Maureen works for. Maureen, however, has forgotten to bring the client’s signed authorization form, though she assures Mary the form, which she saw the patient sign, is at her office. Since Maureen’s need for the form is urgent and there isn’t enough time to return with the form today, Maureen hopes to take the records and return with the form another day.

1.) In light of what the code and HIPAA say how might Mary and Maureen best resolve the problem?

2.) How might a code of ethics provide personal medical information more protection than HIPAA?

3.) In what ways, if any, does HIPAA protect personal medical information where codes of ethics do not?

Explanation / Answer

1.

Under the HIPAA rules, it is very much of rules and regulations, that patient health information should not be shared with anyone until authorized. This scenario is little complicate. In this situation, wahat mary can do is to check telephonically with the patient regarding the handover of the records and confirm over the call. While She should get it in writing for the submission of relevant documents by any given timelines aswell.

2.

Code of ethics will consider any sharing of the personal medical information without required documents an unethical act inside the organization and thus will allow real time action rather than passing it to the law.

3.

HIPAA protects the personal medical information in terms of any associates that are working with the organization also are not permitted to use the HIPPA and resulting into the more effective system with wide approach to the healthcare system.

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