HCS 545 Week 6 Executive Committee Presentation

HCS 545 Week 6 Executive Committee Presentation 

Health Law and Ethics - Ethics of Technology Use

University of Phoenix

Click on the Virtual Organization link located on the student website. Click the Healthcare tab, then click the Patton-Fuller Community Hospital link and locate the following information:

The Chief Compliance Officer –Compliance Issues files

Under the Chief Compliance Officer link – Director of QA/Risk Management – Review all Incident Reports

Prepare a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with detailed speaker notes for the executive committee of the hospital that includes the following information:

HIPAA (1996) compliance

Explain how you will respond to the situation in a way that meets HIPAA (1996) privacy, security, and HITECH (2009) breach notice requirements.

Explain the ethical issues that relate to this situation.

Explain how you will follow-up with employees involved in the breach.

Recommend changes to ensure data security and privacy compliance under HIPAA (1996).

Medical error (Incident Reports)

Explain how you would respond to the medical error to reduce liability.

Explain the ethical issues that arise in this situation.

Explain how you would respond to Joint Commission concerns.

Recommend a quality improvement strategy to reduce medical error.

Include at least four references