Upholding Professionalism In Healthcare

Upholding Professionalism in Healthcare by Protecting Client Privacy
“We Can, but Dare We?” RUA
Autumn Elworth
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR360: Information Systems in Healthcare
September 2017 The privacy of patients is one of the many things we take into account when taking care of patients. HIPAA outlines and defines what information regarding patients can be shared, with whom and how. In healthcare, privacy is taken seriously no matter the type of patient, such as difficult ones or belligerent ones we want to vent to coworkers about, or public their lives may be. Our responsibility is to protect our clients, by our” do no harm” clause which includes protecting clients’ right to privacy. In this paper, I will address the temptations …show more content…
The health information that is protected includes the client’s situation and health status and their personal information. Violations of HIPAA rule can lead to fines from $750,000 to millions and lead to jail time and loss of licensure and employment (Sharpe, 2017). All employees should be trained in HIPAA compliance to ensure the safety and privacy of clients and continuous HIPAA education and reinforcement should be enforced in any medical facility which deals with patients’ private information. Social media has presented a new dilemma regarding privacy of client information and is a new platform that can violate HIPAA. Standards now reincorporate how the internet and social media may be used and what information can be shared regarding healthcare and work. Many violations occur because the client misunderstands the guidelines of HIPAA and misuses their social platform; Employees may violate HIPAA by posting about gossip about a patient, even if the name is not disclosed and sharing photographs of protected health information without written client consent (Sharpe, …show more content…
In some senses, this ability to communicate powerfully and quickly becomes detrimental to the sending or receiving party, or both. In this assignment’s scenario, we encounter what negative outcomes and actions can result from accessibility to easy communication, social media and greed. I am working as an emergency department nurse when I receive a patient who happens to be the lead singer of my favorite band, Jerod. I was unable to attend his concert tonight with my best friend due to previous work commitments. While taking care of Jerod, I told my best friend that I have him as a patient and sent her a picture as proof and took down his demographic information, personal information and contact information for reference for my own use. In the morning, due to my best friend talking to a news source, I get a call from the Gossip Gazelle asking to buy images of Jerod for $20,000 and I will remain anonymous. This situation could have been completely avoided if I protected my client’s privacy and decided to not tell my best friend that he was in my care or take pictures of him. Discussing his condition and taking pictures of the client was a blatant violation on his privacy and HIPAA. In this situation, I do not understand the power I have with the ability to communicate to people immediately and the great responsibility social media has, especially for healthcare

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