Identify two patient rights and two patient responsibilities. Then, choose one of each (patient rights and patient responsibilities) and explain their purpose and effects in detail, providing examples.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Required APA Format.
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1. Define confidentiality.
2. Define the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
3. Discuss ways to protect the confidentiality of the patient's written record, computerized records, and verbal considerations.
4. List areas of concern that health unit coordinators must always keep in mind to ensure patient confidentiality.
5. Identify legal repercussions for not following legal and ethical standards.
6. List five patient rights.
7. Differentiate between the two forms of advance directive.
8. Discuss patient responsibilities.