Write an essay defining and describing the principles of ethics, morals, conscience, and etiquette as related to the medical office. Find and summarize at least1 peer-reviewed article for each of the 4 categories.

Your answers will vary regarding the articles found, but the descriptions should include the following ideas:

 

Ethics: the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics; Christian ethics.

 

Morals: of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.

 

Conscience: capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception.

 

Etiquette: the code of ethical behavior regarding professional practice or action among the members of a profession in their dealings with each other: medical etiquette.

 

Your paper must be 2–3 pages, use at least 4 peer-reviewed sources, must be written in current APA formatting, and incorporate a biblical worldview.

Overview

Research the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on the Internet and through peer-reviewed articles. Research HIPAA and create a paper that answers the prompts in the instructions below.

Instructions

Use the following prompts to guide your paper content:

1. When HIPAA became law.

2. The main goal of HIPAA.

3. How HIPAA protects patients.

4. How HIPAA improves health care.

5. HIPAA and preexisting conditions.

6. HIPAA and electronic transference of health care data.

Your paper must be 2–3 pages, use at least 2 peer-reviewed sources, and must be written in current APA formatting.

Overview

Research the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on the Internet and through peer-reviewed articles. Research HIPAA and create a paper that answers the prompts in the instructions below.

Instructions

Use the following prompts to guide your paper content:

1. When HIPAA became law.

2. The main goal of HIPAA.

3. How HIPAA protects patients.

4. How HIPAA improves health care.

5. HIPAA and preexisting conditions.

6. HIPAA and electronic transference of health care data.

Your paper must be 2–3 pages, use at least 2 peer-reviewed sources, and must be written in current APA formatting.