BSHS/335 I chose case study 14. Tavion was brought to the Methodist Hospital by his father for a broken arm. Taviaons father was reluctant to leave his side. When asked what happened to his son the father replied that he had fallen from the jungle gym at the playground. When the nurses took Tavion to do his x-rays they did not allow his father to come. They then questioned the boy about his injury and his response matched his fathers. However the boys injuries were clean and the story seemed false. When asked if he was scared of getting hurt at home his answer was no. Before leaving the hospital Tavions father requested that the medical records are released to no one, unless he was …show more content…
whether the child is of sufficient age to independently consent to treatment. 2. How the release of information may impact the therapeutic treatment relationship. 3. Whether there are active concerns about abuse or neglect by the parent requesting the information. 4. Whether the child’s treatment was provided in individual sessions or conjointly with the custodial parent; and the purpose of the request. In the state of Florida, in most cases the non-custodial parent has the same right to visitation and shred custody as the custodial parent. The non-custodial parent has access to all the same information and documents pertaining to the child’s welfare. This happens unless the courts say otherwise. The ethical issues addressed in this case are the fathers trust that the medical records would not be released. The worker would be going against the fathers wish, but if they didn’t give the mother access to the records, they would be denying a worried mother the right to know about her child. Either way the worker could feel somewhat guilty (NASW,2006). If I were the release of information clerk I would tell the mother to bring in information stating that she is a parent of the child and has access to his records. She could even talk to DCF about her concerns for her child’s welfare. The best possible actions that should be taken for this case, is to give the mother access to her sons records. She is a non-custodial parent,
To successfully implement change, employees need to understand how this will benefit them and impact their daily work. One of the things is that something might look good on paper can have drawbacks that are not realized by the planners, but can be easily identified by the employees who must implement the change. Therefore as a manager you need to bring the idea to the employees and get their feedback and continue to empower the employees to make the change that will work for them. Since change doesn’t happen overnight a manager needs to continually in monitoring the process and to assist the
“Patient-specific information recorded and communications made in the course of providing mental health or developmental disability services are considered confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided by law (McWay, 2010, p. 239)”. A patient’s medical record is property of the hospital or the facility that created the record. However, the information held in the record is the possessions of the patient, and a copy of the record (with a mental health or development disability case) can be released to the patient as long as he/she is twelve years old. Also a patient who is twelve years old has the power to consent to release information to a third party. The release of a health record, with a mental health or development disability issue, can be permitted to the patient’s legal guardian without the consent of the patient, if the patient is under the age of twelve years old. However, if a
This clinician would ask permission from Jared to get his records from his inpatient treatment facility. If Jared agreed to this request clinician would ask Jared to sign a release of information to the other agency. Then clinician would request complete records from the other agency. This would be a way for this clinician to get a little background information on Jared and see the issues he has worked on in the inpatient treatment facility.
Confidentiality – As always in accordance with the Data Protection Act all sensitive information regarding the child and their medication must remain confidential. Sharing of information regarding medication is on a need to know basis and will only be shared with practitioners within the setting who need to know. This may include the key worker and any other staff member trained and qualified to give such medication in the absence of the keyworker. All medical forms and information are filled away safely away from general view and under no circumstances may medical details of a child be shared through gossip between staff members.
When assessing a child you must be careful to take into account confidentiality before carrying out an observation you must have parents and the settings permission and not to leave confidential material lying around they must be secured in a locked cabinet. Only talk to authorized personal about confidential material. This confidentially can only be broken when a child is at real risk.
P: Ty’Kevinyon will interact with others without high anxiety or fear levels. He will also learn to respond to social contacts in unfamiliar settings.
If in the Medical Doctor and the nurse in their judgment feel that emergent care is needed consent for disclosing confidential information does not have be received in order to share the personal health information. I now may not give hand over to family with out definite consent from the patient. We used to give lab values and information over the phone to family members. No more do we do this. We now need patient authorization to give health information to family members in person, never on the phone as we do not truly know whom is on the other end.
Developing software is far from an exact science and without a structured system to guide the process a project is likely to fail. Defining and adhering to a Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) early in the project will help to guide the development of a new information system. In addition to having the structure for the development team to work within a defined and agree upon SDLC will help to set the proper expectations for deliverables with the stakeholders and customer(s). Smith Consulting has been given the task of creating a Frequent Shopper program for Kudler Fine Foods. As a result Smith Consulting needs to decide on which SDLC will work best for this project. In addition to selecting a SDLC to use Smith Consulting will
3.3 Analyse the potential tension between maintaining confidentiality with the need to disclose information a) where abuse of a child or young person is suspected b) when it is suspected that a crime has been/may be committed.
Privacy legislation and the legal complexities surrounding the ownership and management of patient information, many physicians are wary about when they may or may not release such information to patient and other parties. All patients have the right to the information in their medical records. In certain situations the physicians have the right to refuse the release of patient information to the patient, if the have any reason to believe that the disclosed information would have a reverse effect on the patient’s mental, physical, emotional health, or cause harm to a third party. When needed to be transferred a copy of the information may be sent directly from the former physician to the new one. In other circumstance the patient can receive the record themselves and hand it directly to the new physician. It is recommended that the original files are not released, instead a photocopy or scan of it may be sent. A physician may release patient information to lawyers and other parties when requested to do so only if the patient or the patient's substitute decision-maker has given authorization, preferably in writing, or if authorized by law or a court order.When information is
In order to successfully and effectively implement change all of the employees should have a good understanding of how the changes will benefit the organization, their positions, and how it might impact their routines. To many employees the implementation of change is not always properly communicated, and the process of change on paper as it is being implemented can be threatening as well as confusing. Also, the people behind the scenes making the changes may not have taken specific details into consideration regarding effective changes that perhaps the employees
This is especially necessary if the patient is incapacitated and doing so is in the best interest of the patient. In addition, the Privacy Rule does not prevent reporting of child abuse. Child abuse or neglect is to be reported to the appropriate government authorities and does not conflict with HIPAA guidelines. Another exception would be when it is necessary to comply with law enforcement for specific medical information requests, such as an emergency request for information during a possible bioterrorism
According to Dictionary.com confidentiality is “the right of an individual to have personal, identifiable medical information kept private.” The definition for this term is widely known in health care, but when it is applied to adolescents many people do not understand the basics. Doctors are responsible for informing adolescent patients and their parents the privacy a minor is given according to federal and state laws, but in some cases doctors fail to do so. This results in the misunderstanding of minor’s privacy rights, which can lead to the adolescent patient not disclosing significant information, and the parents assuming they have the right to all of their child’s medical records. Because of this, it is important for adolescents and their parents to understand the nature of confidentiality in health care.
If a parent suspects that his or her child is suffering from depression or is involved in hazardous activity like drugs, alcohol, or a bad relationship, I believe should be allowed to violate the child’s privacy. By simply looking through the kid’s phone or computer, a parent can find an underlying problem that the child would have otherwise not have told them. A parent must protect their child from anything that could harm them, even if it’s protecting the children from themselves, and the only way to do this (if the child refuses to confide) is to deliberately invade their privacy. As it happens, this violation of a child’s privacy also occurs in a medical environment. If a psychologist's patient is exhibiting either suicidal tendencies or is under danger of any form of abuse, the doctor is required by law to make it known to either authorities or the parental guardians that their child is in danger. These actions are a direct infringement of a person’s freedom that Kundera will readily disagree with, but if the curtain that keeps privacy undisclosed remains tightly shut, these cases may never be uncovered and these lives might not be