American Military University Electronic Health Record System Case Study

You are a health information manager in a hospital setting. Your facility has purchased an electronic health record (EHR) system. During the testing period, you and your staff discover that the EHR system does not comply with applicable federal privacy and security standards. Pressure is mounting to deploy the system in the near future. What ethical issues should you consider? How should you proceed?

Instructions:

Part 1:

Review the above case study.

In a 2-3 pate written paper

1. Identify at least 3 ethical standards in this chapter that could apply to this case with justification. 

Discuss what impact would the implementation of the system have on the facility if it is implemented without proper privacy and security controls?  Can policies and procedures be established to help ensure compliance?

Part 2:

1. Locate the website of two medical billing and coding companies that use staff based in other countries. Discuss the impact using these companies could have on ethical standards of practice.
2. The following are suggested sites to begin with; you may find others as well.

http://www.omegahms.com/

http://www.promantra.us/medical-billing.php

1. http://www.kareo.com/medical-billing