Many people feel that there is room for improvement in the area of campaign finance spending. What is the current status of campaign finance reform? Is reform a realistic expectation of the American political process? What is the role of soft money? Should there be limits on independent campaign spending by corporations and labor unions? Why? Why not? Be specific. Provide concrete examples
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Security of Health Care Records
With the increase of health information technology used to store and access patient information, the likelihood of security breaches has also risen. In fact, according to the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ):
In the United States, there was a whopping 97% increase in the number of health records breached from 2010 to 2011… The number of patient records accessed in each breach has also increased substantially, from 26,968 (in 2010) to 49,394 (in 2011). Since August 2009, when the US government regulated that any breach affecting more than 500 patients be publicly disclosed, a total of 385 breaches, involving more than 19 million records, have been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services.
A large portion of those breaches, 39%, occurred because of a lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised portable electronic device—a problem that will likely only get worse as iPads, smartphones, and other gadgets become more common in hospitals. (CMAJ, 2012, p. E215).
Consider your own experiences. Does your organization use portable electronic devices? What safeguards are in place to ensure the security of data and patient information? For this Discussion you consider ethical and security issues surrounding the protection of digital health information.
To prepare:
Post on or before Day 3 an analysis of the nurse’s responsibility to protect patient information and the extent that HIT has made it easier or more difficult to protect patient privacy. Comment on any security or ethical issues related to the use of portable devices to store information. Assess the strategies your organization uses to safeguard patient information and how these promote a culture of safety. Describe an area where improvement is needed and one strategy that could address the situation.
Reference:
Collier, R. (2012). Medical privacy breaches rising. CMAJ, 184(4), E215–216. Retrieved from http://www.cmaj.ca/content/184/4/E215.full.pdf+html?sid=9e034984-6399-49f0-bb53-12634786beb8
This chapter examines the ethical dilemmas that arise in nursing informatics. The authors explore the responsibilities for the ethical use of health information technology.
In this chapter, the author explains information fair use and copyright restrictions. The chapter describes processes for ensuring the security of a computer network.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
The author of this article examines the use of the document titled “Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identified Health Information.” The article describes how the framework aims to construct an approach to address the privacy and security challenges that come with health information exchanges and personal health records.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article describes a study that sought to determine the attitude of consumers toward electronic health information exchanges (HIE), HIE privacy and security concerns, and the relationship between these concerns and the perceived benefits of HIE. The authors recommend solutions to some of the privacy challenges stimulated by HIE.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article focuses on the challenges generated by the increased level of adoption of health information technology tools. The author emphasizes the ethical issues raised by electronic public health surveillance and the secondary use of health data.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article stresses the necessity of sufficient safeguards for EHR systems. The author explores current safety regulations for EHR system design and deployment. The author makes additional recommendations for protecting public health in the digital area.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
The increasing availability of sensitive patient information granted by electronic health records has generated significant debate about patient privacy. This article examines the potential ethical and legal consequences of patient-directed sequestering of sensitive health information.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Jeremy is an 8-year-old boy who used to exhibit normal and happy emotions. Jeremy’s mother, Natalie, works a lot of hours and does not have the time to spend with him. Natalie has entrusted the help of her younger brother, Jacob, who is an unemployed 32-year-old male, to watch Jeremy. Jacob lives with Jeremy and Natalie. Over a period of about 6 months, Jeremy was exhibiting emotions of sadness, being very quiet, and acting withdrawn, which Natalie had witnessed one day while home. Natalie asked Jeremy if everything was okay, and Jeremy quietly replied, “no.”
A letter from Jeremy’s teacher was sent home to Natalie describing her concerns of how Jeremy’s grades in class had dropped and how Jeremy exhibited “some type of emotional withdrawal.” One day, Natalie was sorting Jeremy’s clothes to wash when she saw blood in Jeremy’s undergarments. Natalie had initially believed that Jeremy was missing his father, who was serving in the military in Afghanistan, thus concluding that that was the reason for Jeremy’s change of emotions. Upon speaking with Jeremy about missing his father, Jeremy exhibited little to no emotion, and barely spoke at all. Natalie became very concerned and asked Jeremy repeatedly what was the matter. Jeremy eventually broke down and said, “Uncle Jacob has been doing things to me and makes me sleep with him in the bed.”
Natalie was immediately shocked by what Jeremy had said. Natalie later confronted Jacob about what Jeremy had said, and Jacob denied everything Jeremy claimed he had done to him. While Jacob was away from the house one day, Natalie went through Jacob’s items in his bedroom and found child pornography videos and magazines, as well as pictures of Jeremy in very provocative poses and some nude photographs. Law enforcement was contacted, but Natalie was also concerned about the emotional scars that Jeremy may have because of what took place between him and Jacob, and she began to seek professional help for Jeremy. The local law enforcement agency did advise Natalie that Jacob was also a victim of child sexual abuse but he had never revealed that information until he was interrogated by the police.
Natalie seeks your assistance, a trained counselor who treats child sexual abuse victims, in gaining insight to understanding child sexual abuse. As a trained professional, define and explain the type of sexual abuse from which Jeremy may be suffering. Second, describe what type of treatment program you would suggest for Jeremy to participate in that would address the needs of a victim of child sexual abuse. Finally, what type of treatment should Jacob receive since he is claiming to be a victim of sexual molestation himself?
Assignment Guidelines
Your Final Paper should include a problem statement or description of the social problem you have selected, a discussion of the scope and consequences of the problem, and an assessment of society’s responses to the problem (including public policies and other less formal responses). Papers should also present a clearly reasoned alternative that is supported by scholarly research.
While the following example can be modified to suit your needs, using this outline as a guide will likely result in a high quality final paper:
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:
Resource: Case 20.3 in Employment Law, Chapter 20.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word executive summary in Microsoft® Word in the third person voice in which you analyze the case by addressing the following:
Format the summary consistent with APA guidelines.
Use at least a minimum of three in-text citation sources within the summary. The sources must be identified in your APA correctly formatted References page.
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The issues are whether the waiver signed by Ersaline Edwards barred her from recovering medical expenses she incurred when she sustained a broken leg while attempting to perform a physical test and whether OSHA covers lawsuits brought by individuals alleging negligence.
In this civil action filed pro se, plaintiff Ersaline Edwards sues for $1 million in monetary damages, claiming that the defendants violated the Constitution and federal law in refusing to pay her medical bills for an injury she sustained while qualifying for a job with the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (“DCDC”). She sues DCDC Director Odie Washington and Unknown Members of the D.C. Department of Corrections, “[i]ndividually and in their official capacity[.]”
Ms. Edwards alleges the following. In 2007, she “was called to begin qualification training [to become] a [DCDC] correctional officer.” She signed, among other papers, a document entitled “INFORMED CONSENT: LIABILITY RELEASE FORM.” Id. (capitalization in original). In August 2007, “during her training and qualification” to become a DCDC correctional officer, Ms. Edwards was “assigned to run down a flight of stairs in one of the old D.C. General Hospital Buildings. While running . . . [she] [lost] her balance and grabbed the railing on the side of the steps.” Because the railing was wet, Ms. Edwards “was unable to sustain her grip” and fell down the step. She “was in excruciating pain” and could not get up.
The D.C. Fire Department Rescue Squad was called and transported Ms. Edwards to Greater Southeast Community Hospital where she was told following an x-ray “that both bones in her leg were broken.” They gave [Ms. Edwards] some medication, strapped her leg[,] gave her some crutches[,] told her to make an appointment for a doctor in four or five days [and] then released [her].” The following day, when the pain had not subsided, Ms. Edwards’s father and brother took her to the emergency room at Prince George’s Community Hospital but, because the emergency room was “severely overcrowded,” they left and went to Georgetown University Hospital. The doctors at Georgetown performed an operation, “thereby putting [Ms. Edwards’s] broken bones back together[,]” and released her. Ms. Edwards “later received a bill from the D.C. fire and EMS Department [for] $268.00 . . . a bill from the Greater Southeast Community Hospital for $315.00 and $1405.00 [and] a bill from Georgetown University Hospital for $37,310.00. She “sought the defendants and their agents to pay her hospital and emergency Ambulance bills,” but they refused to do so.
She asserts that the defendants deprived her of due process and equal protection of the laws and violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”).
Ms. Edwards claims that Defendants deprived her “of a safe and healthy [work] environment” by “knowingly, intentionally and with malicious intent” failing to “adequately secur[e] the railing against moister [sic]” and that they, with the same intent, deprived her of “just compensation, due process and equal protection of the laws by failing to pay her medical bills, and compensating her for labor and injury for being hurt on their job and premises.” She further claims constitutional violations based on Defendants’ “training . . . in a shutdown possible [sic] condemned building and failing to insure her for potential injuries” and faults the District for “not compelling any other law enforcement agency with the Government to sign the same agreement that plaintiff was compelled to sign.” Ms. Edwards’s facts do not identify any rights secured by the Constitution, and the OSHA does not create a private cause of action.
The claim is quickly resolved because Ms. Edwards released the District from all liability arising from her “participation in the physical fitness examination” when she signed, in the presence of two witnesses, the liability release form.
The District of Columbia recognizes “prospective liability waivers for claims of negligent conduct” as long as the waiver is reasonably unambiguous and clear. By signing the single-page, two-paragraph consent form prominently captioned “INFORMED CONSENT: LIABILITY RELEASE FORM,” Ms. Edwards acknowledged and “agree[d] to accept” that she would undergo a
physical fitness examination [] intended to test overall physical ability . . . [that] there are risks to my physical health and well-being inherent in the physical fitness examination [that I] voluntarily and knowingly agree to accept . . . [and that I] release and forever discharge the DCDC, the District of Columbia . . . [from liability] by reason of my participation in the physical fitness examination which is part of the application process for employment with the DCDC.
For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendant’s motion to dismiss. A separate Order dismissing the complaint in its entirety accompanies this Memorandum Opinion.
Professional Ethical Code Essay (5-7 pages; 50 points)
Critically reflect upon your personal and professional experiences in light of the course readings and discussions. Drawing upon and applying the course concept and using them to support your ideas, thoughtfully articulate your perspective on the following concepts. Be sure to refer to the grading rubric in the Handouts section of the course for grading criteria.
Part I: Professional Ethical Code
Part II: Ethical Leadership
Part III: Application/Example
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Create a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with presenter notes. (No oral presentations are required.) Include the following:
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1. Explain the difference between direct and representational democracy. Include arguments for and against direct and representational democracy.
2. Describe the major provisions that most state constitutions contain.
3. Using examples, discuss how the initiative device affects state politics.
4.Contrast the differences between liberal and conservative ideology in the states. Please include examples.
All questions must be in APA format, and at least 200 words in length excluding references.
Answer the following questions using examples and applications from the readings. Justify your answers using economic concepts and ideas as they apply. Each response should be between 100-200 words.
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Write a 500 – 600 word paper on Criminal Justice Careers
What career opportunities are available for individuals who obtain a degree in criminal justice?