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health_law_week_5_power_point.pptxLegal Handbook Outline Presentation
Sandra Jacques
HCM 340 – Health Law
Colorado State University – Global Campus
Professor Laura Sheneman
July 5th, 2015
Legal Principles
Ideologies underlying the creation of system of laws
Rights
Privileges that a person has in society which are protected by the government and the court of law.
Credentialing/ Scope of practice
A formal review of the qualifications of health care provider by fulfilling the requirements established by the organization granting the verification
The extent and limits of the medical interventions that a health care provider may perform.
Legal employment qualifications
Employment qualification that employers are allowed to consider while making decisions about hiring or retention of employees.
EEOC stands for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Fight against discrimination against race, gender, disability, pregnancy, religion, age and sex.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
A Law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients’ medical records and other health related information.
Privacy: something that is intended only for an individual or a group
Confidentiality : containing private information
Security: incorporate safety measures to protect a patient’s privacy.
Consent
Voluntary agreement with an action proposed by another.
Informed consent: consent of a patient based of the principles of individuality and privacy.
Legal Representation
Power of Attorney : The authority to act for another person in specified or all legal or financial matters.
Guardian : A person who looks after and is legally responsible for someone who is incompetent, incapacitated or parents have died.
Abuse Reporting
The process of reporting to higher management and law enforcement any suspicion of abuse, harm, neglect, threat.
Please contact Georgia Department of Human Services, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 1855- 422-4453.
Organizational Regulations
Procedures and guidelines created and implemented by the higher management leaders of an organization.
End of Life
The final period of a person’s life
Initiating these decisions:
Establishing supportive doctor-patient relationship
Entitling a surrogate decision maker
Conferring about palliative care
Debating about advance directives
Federal / State Regulations
Federal Regulations: rules created by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government.
State Regulations: principles or rules being regulated and issued by the state.
Future Implications in Health Law
HIPAA Implications
Unique Patient Identifications
Patient Safety
Health Alert Network
Personal Health Record Technologies
Consumer Driven Health Plans (Joe, 2015)
Healthcare Cost : It predicts 34 million people will be insured by 2019 which health care cost will be raise by 6.6% (Jonathan,2015).
References
Joe, F. (2015). HIPAA: Past, Present an Future Implications for Nurses. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume102005/No2May05/tpc27_416020.html
Jonathan, G. (2015). The Cost Implications of Health Care Reform. Retrieved from http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1005117
