The Business Impact of ICD-10 Jessica Williams, Greater Louisville Medical Society.
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By: Jessica Williams
What is confidentiality?• An ethical principle associated with several
professions • Ensuring that information is accessible only to
those authorized to have access• Privileged information
Confidentiality Prevents• Exposure of personal information • Embarrassment• Family & personal discrimination• Loss of jobs • Prevents retaliation • Fear of seeking help
Confidentiality Encourages• People to use services needed to help them• People seeking help• Family participation in seeking help
Professions Which Require Confidentiality
• Medicine• Law• Religion• Psychology• Journalism• Education• Social Work• Etc.
The Limits of Confidentiality It is our duty to report when:• A person will suffer from
results of harmful behavior• A person intends to harm
him/herself or someone else• A person is being harmed by someone else• A person threatens someone
Non-Compliance to Confidentiality Generates
• Distrust• Embarrassment• Investigation• Termination• Lawsuits• Court Cases• Harm• Loss of Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HdyItsQK-Q
Sourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidentialityhttp://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/qf/confid_qt/
http://www.turningpointcounseling.org/confidentiality.htmhttp://www.wordle.net/create
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HdyItsQK-Qwww.google.com/images