UNIT 6 HI135 ASSIGNMENT 1 AHIMA Code of Ethics HI135: Legal Aspects of Health Information Purdue University Global

AHIMA Code of Ethics HI135: Legal Aspects of Health Information Purdue University Global UNIT 6 ASSIGNMENT 2 AHIMA Code of Ethics The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics, a manual that helps employees decide the right and wrong conduct when performing the duties of their profession to protect the disclosure, privacy, and security of health information is correct. Sytems are up to date, ensuring the accessibility and integrity of health information. (Watters,2016) UNIT 6 ASSIGNMENT 3 Scenarios 1. At a meeting of her bridge club, one of the members expresses sympathy for an absent member who, she reports, has recently been hospitalized as a result of acute appendicitis. Jane, an RHIA, remarks, "Oh, it was not appendicitis at all, but, of course, I can't tell you what it was because that would not be ethical." Jane is an RHIA and shared patient information with her bridge club, which is a breach AHIMA Code of Ethics What is the ethical question? Were a patients privacy and confidentiality violated What are the facts? Intentionally shared a patient's medical information. However, she did not state the procedure the patient had. Who are the stakeholders? Jane Registered (RHIA), AHIMA. What are the options? Do nothing, Report violations to the proper authorities, reprimand employee, terminate the employee UNIT 6 ASSIGNMENT 4 What is the decision? (What (HIM values are at stake?) Warn employee that she will be reported to AHIMA and terminated if this happens again. What Justifies the choice? An HIM professional's ethical obligations include the duty to the patient and the healthcare team to protect health information (Watters,2016 p. 915) What is prevention, so the issue is not repeated? Employee training to ensure the AHIMA Code of Ethics and organization rules are understood. 2. When applying for a fellowship in the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Smith cites the cases of several patients who were cared for by a senior surgeon on the case as examples of his own patients and surgical work. The list of cases he has submitted is sent to the hospital to James, RHIA, for verification. Knowing how eager the young surgeon is to obtain this fellowship and not wanting to make trouble, James verifies by his signature the statements that these were Dr. Smith's patients. James RHIA signed verification of submission to the American College of Surgeons by Dr. Smith that was untrue but fear of not wanting to make trouble.