Essays on Portability

Overview

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act guarantees the security of patients and confidentiality of their medical records. Healthcare centers have put in place digital methods of recording data, which is secured by encryption or by private access keys that are only known to healthcare providers to enhance security. Healthcare practitioners have appreciated medical privacy with patients taking legal actions against violation of their privacy and confidentiality. However, healthcare providers have experienced ethical dilemmas in various situations where they are torn between their code of ethics, overall welfare of patients and other concerns such as national security. Mary (a senior ...

Health care standards have been evolving over time. A plethora of processes and forces take part in igniting the developments. These changes could be ad hoc, systematic or even consensual. At the bottom lurks a well-established organizational structure whose object is to review the performance of the standards and propose advancement where circumstances so require. However, certain areas lag, occasioning serious inefficiencies to the system. Often, the legal framework is a serious undoing and affects the realization of these standards. Besides, diverse standards contain varying recommendations, and this tends to atrophy the efforts therewith. Perhaps a biggest of all ...

IT in Managed Care Organizations

Introduction The most important function of information technology (IT) in managed care organizations (MCO) is to support their business. MCOs are complex in nature, offering a wide range of services to a wide range of individuals. It is vital for management to align its IT department with the operational dynamics of the organization. In this situation, it is important fo an IT department to align its goals to managed the complexity of MCO. A MCO should reduce risk if they have a well-function IT department. Thus, the IT department main concern is designing, implementing, and operating an efficient system ...

Introduction

Proper communication is essential to the development of any organization. In fact, lack thereof compromises the growth potential of any corporate establishment. With this idea in mind, it is worth appreciating the impact of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to the development of the global economy and communication since their development in 1997. According to the Journal of medical system, the utilization of pagers in the years before was quite limiting since these devices had a narrow communication spectrum (Kuziemsky and Francis 337). Consequently, PDAs were developed to enhance the sharing of information between individuals through the utilization of the ...

Introduction

The availability of more advanced forms of technology had greatly changed the dynamics of the many aspects of human lives. From how people share their photos or how they communicate with one another, advancements in technologies had played a huge role. Similarly, smartphones had swept people off their feet and revolutionized the world in an instant. Furthermore, the applications of the use of smartphone continue to advance. For instance, in the health care setting, more and more people have relied on the convenience and mobility that smartphones can provide them. In 2012, it had been noted that more than ...

Health Care Privacy and Security Law: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA)

Introduction Every citizen is required to achieve and maintain privacy and security of healthcare information as stated by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT). It provides resources assisting citizens to succeed in achieving their responsibilities concerning privacy and security of electronic health care data. Thus, electronic health care records concerning data storage and transmittal is a sensitive and serious issue. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) offers a guide to health care privacy and security. It was enacted on August 1996 encompassing administrative simplification provisions requiring the United States Department of Health ...

Integrated Marketing Communication Plan

Integrated Marketing Communication Plan

Integrated Marketing Plan

Objective: The product should perform at a very fast speed. As an emergency power source, users do not have to wait long hours before enjoying the service support that ConsoGo can offer (Blakeman, 2014). For instance;

It powers a computer for 30 minutes.

It powers a mobile phone for 45 minutes. It powers a PDA for 90 minutes. It uses the sun and other electric lights to power up. It only takes a few minutes to charge. It can provide power to other devices while charging. It has a six sided universal adapter hence increasing the number of gadgets it can service. ...

According to (2016), the Canadian health care act was designed to deliver five fundamental objectives in the country's health care system. By definition, the act refers to the federal legislation that describes how a person within the borders of the country can access health care. At the same time the financial responsibility of these individuals is passed to the government of Canada for the provision of health services (Thompson, 2016). Intrinsically, the act was designed to enable the Canadians access the health services needed and not the health services that they can afford to pay. In this light, this ...

According to (2016), the Canadian health care act was designed to deliver five fundamental objectives in the country's health care system. By definition, the act refers to the federal legislation that describes how a person within the borders of the country can access health care. At the same time the financial responsibility of these individuals is passed to the government of Canada for the provision of health services (Thompson, 2016). Intrinsically, the act was designed to enable the Canadians access the health services needed and not the health services that they can afford to pay. In this light, this ...

While the use of Notepad ++ has its advantages over the use of Wordpress in website development, it presents several pitfalls which can be addressed through the use of word press instead. However, it is significant to focus on the goals to be achieved before focusing on the software or application to be used in developing the website. The goal, in this case, is to build a simple website which is not backed by any database or shopping cart. In other words, the website to be built requires minimal coding. As a consequence, it would employ the use of Notepad++ ...

Personal Computer Purchasing Project

Personal Computer Purchasing Project. 1.0 Introduction: When purchasing a personal computer for home or business use, buyers are faced with a myriad of options to choose from in the market based on brands, technical specifications, pricing, quality, and reliability. In this case, it is important to conduct significant market research, read customer and technical reviews, and make your own comparison before deciding on the PC to buy. Some of the major considerations include the intended usage i.e. for home entertainment, business or gaming, etc. There are considerations to be made with regard to software such as operating systems and ...

Question one

Determine whether you prefer a laptop or a desktop Personally, I prefer a laptop because of the following reasons. First, portability is a big issue with desktops unlike laptops weighing between half a kilogram and can be used in virtually any place like the library, airport lounge, classrooms and in the offices. The second preference is ergonomics. Most laptops are designed for maximum usability. For instance, keyboards are optimized for easy and quick typing and key placements, such as function buttons are within reach.

Features of the laptop

The features I would like my laptop to offer are portability, speed, good battery life ...

Medical Laws and Ethics - Information Technology

Introduction Because of modern technology, it is no surprise that doctors and other health care workers use electronic devices when they are catering to their patients. Managing modern day medical information has been easier thanks to the involvement of information technology and other resources. Health informatics systems can modernize medical care and also reduce or duplicate procedures and tests done to the patient. Many believe that information technology can also help improve patient education as they can easily access their records and they stay informed about the health care process. However, the health care system is still facing some ...

Cloud technology has gained wide acceptance across multiple industries and is often touted as the future way of doing business. The company in consideration here- Better Payments Incorporated is a multinational payments organization that provides electronic payment cards to its customers. The company’s CIO has been entrusted with the immediate goals of reducing cost, increasing security and driving a technology enabled geographical expansion. This case study analysis paper will look into the ways and means for the company to achieve its goals through the adoption of cloud technology. The roadmap for the CIO to help the company achieve ...

Health Care: U.S Health Care Timeline

Drugs and life-saving medical operations and procedures provide to everyone a better, longer, and healthier living. In America, the uninsured people have it rough when it comes to having affordable health care services. It has been about a century since America started debates on health care reforms and adoption to have everyone included in the program. A U.S health care timeline allows one to see and learn how the congress has handled the issue of America’s health care cover for its citizens over the decades. The year 1965 was the year that saw the signing in into law Medicare ...

Introduction

Security and privacy issues in hospital information systems play a fundamental role in the adoption of the systems. A Hospital Management system can only be adopted if proper security is ensured to protect the patients and the information that is found in their records.

HIPAA STANDARDS

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) were enacted by the US congress in 1996. It protects the Health Insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. It established new standards for the movement and uses of the healthcare information. (Armstrong, et al 2005) There are three types of ...