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.
In most cases, a gynecologist is required to maintain patient confidentiality. They can only share information with guardians if you give explicit permission or if there are legal reasons to do so, such as if your health or safety is at risk. It's important to discuss confidentiality policies with your gynecologist before your appointment.
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.
Patient and provider safety
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.
Health and safety is no more important to a security officer than to any other employee.
Kathryn M. McDonald has written: 'Measures of patient safety based on hospital administrative data-- the patient safety indicators' -- subject(s): Health facilities, Safety Management, Safety measures