Balancing the confidentiality of individual health information with the need to protect public health.

Balancing the confidentiality of individual health information with the need to protect public health.
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Balancing the confidentiality of individual health information with the need to protect public health, the HIPAA Privacy Rule expressly permits certain disclosures of protected health information (PHI) to public health authorities without an individual?s knowledge or authorization. For example, a healthcare provider may disclose to public health officials PHI about a person who is diagnosed with a communicable disease. How would you feel about a doctor disclosing this type of information about you or a loved one? Discuss arguments on both sides of the issue referencing at least one outside source to support your position.

For additional details, please refer to the Journal Rubric document in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course.

Journal Guidelines and Rubric

Journals in this course are private and between you and the instructor only. Approach these activities as (a) an opportunity to reflect upon and apply what you learn each week based on the assigned readings, discussions, and activities, and (b) an opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise based on your educational and professional experiences in the past. As a successful professional, you will need good reflective and writing skills. Journal activities offer you the opportunity to further develop these skills. Review this tutorial for information on creating a Blackboard journal entry.. Each journal entry will be graded individually.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Critical Thinking and Reflection Almost all entries support claims with relevant examples of personal experience, previous learning, or logical thought process Most of the entries support claims with a relevant examples of personal experience, previous learning, or logical thought process Some of the entries support claims with a relevant personal experience, previous learning, or logical thought process None of the entries support claims with reflection on relevant personal examples 25