Patient confidentiality and staff health and safety are equally important.
Unless it is for the good of the patient (eg their safety or the safety of others) there is no excuse.
Health Information Managers are usually responsible for the development & administration of healthcare data collection and reporting systems that ensure the quality, integrity, availability, and preservation of data in support of patient safety, privacy, confidentiality and security
If a persons safety or health may be in danger it may be justified to breach confidentiality.
Patient's Bill of Rights is the right for medical treatment and intervention. It is the HIPAA Privacy Rule that protects the privacy of individual health information. The HIPAA Security Rule then, sets the national standards for the security of electronic protected health information while the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires covered medical and allied health professional clinic and offices a notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information. There are also provisions for confidentiality within the Patient Safety Rule. This protects identifiable information being used to analyze patient safety events and improve patient safety.
Yes you should always make an incident report with your manager, or supervisor if there is a breech of confidentiality and or security and if it affect a patient they should be notified immediately for their safety,
The most important rule for health and safety at work is "Be aware and alert."
Health and safety is important everywhere because no one wants to become ill or to be injured.
Health, safety and security are important in an office environment. If someone were to be injured on the premises and health and safety were not up to standards, the office is likely to be sued.
Health and safety is no more important to a security officer than to any other employee.
Patient and provider safety
why are occupational health and safety meetings important
Patient safety is important in a nursing home. It's important that the well-being of the patient's needs are cared for. The most important aspect of safety in a nursing home is the patient's quality of life. One wouldn't want his or her patient to suffer a fall that could have been prevented with a simple assistance. It's not the injury that would harm the patient; it's the emotional and physical debilitation that would result in deteriorating the patient's quality of life. That is why there are walkers and orderlies to assist. This is why there are training programs and seminars, as well as best practices. Quality of life is most important for patient safety.