In HIPPA law, there are penalties that can be assessed for breaks of information security and confidentiality if management does not accurately address problem. In addition, it is necessary to ensure that the CPOE for a healthcare organization adheres to the organization’s mission statement, ethical standards and values statement. Last, there are a lot of healthcare organizations suffering from lack of staff. Considering HIPPA and CPOE and the struggles healthcare organizations have in keeping adequate staffing levels, answer the following questions. Make sure you provide examples to illustrate your points.
How does the law and the practice of CPOE affect expectation for reasonable care for patients? Do either of these affect the practice of the Good Samaritan Rule? If so, how?
How can age or other factors complicate requests for medical records or CPOE, admissions/discharges/transfers with respect to breaching information security and confidentiality?
Justify your answer with citations from the text and at least 1 external reference to support your answer.