Learnscape: Confidentiality . As the student, you are the IT Services Manager at
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Learnscape: Confidentiality . As the student, you are the IT Services Manager at the Community Health Center. You are asked by a physician to expunge a specific patient’s results from the records system, because of the negative impact it may have on the patient’s reputation. There are many issues to consider in this decision, namely the extent to which physician/patient privilege extends, the ethics of a physician and a hospital breaking the law in order to protect a donor, the responsibility a physician has to the spirit of the law and protecting a community, and the good of the individual vs. the good of the community. You will need to consider these issues because they impact the Community Health Center. Based on the information you gather and ethical issues to consider, you will tell the physician what they decide, why they made the decision, and how the physician should proceed with his patient.
Explanation / Answer
The information contained in the health records of community health center pertaining to specific patient, is subjected to confidentiality laws and the individual rights of the concerned patient. And the organization is responsible to maintain the integrity, and privacy of patient’s health information. The community health center is supposed to communicate its legal duties and privacy practices to the patient. It must employ proper and adequate means to keep the information secure and protected from unauthorized access by means of electronic signature keys.
The system needs to have mechanisms to ensure that once the data is entered, it cannot be modified or destroyed without a documented series of authorizations. In view of all the governing laws, he is not authorized to tamper with the patient’s information in any manner. Also the information is electronically secured and privacy issues are taken care of by appropriate mechanisms, so the doctor has no cause to be concerned about the patient’s reputation being at risk
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