Week 5 Discussion

Patients have to be the focus of every health care worker. This is because the patients are not only the customers and provide the income for the medical businesses, but also because the services provided to patients deal with life versus death or quality of life. To keep the focus on patients, many laws, regulations, and rules—including ethical codes of conduct—have been created to guide caregivers and other medical employees.

For this discussion prompt, complete an Internet search to  research a current case where a violation of patients’ rights is at the forefront of the case. Post the link to the case, and explain why there is a violation of patients’ rights. Be sure to cite from your readings and research and explain in detail the specifics of violation. 

Week 5 Discussion Answer 

         The link posted above is a case of a West Virginia woman filing a lawsuit against Charleston-based Molina Information Systems for violating her patient’s privacy rights after the accused individual provided a third party access to her medical information without patient’s consent (Donovan, 2018). The issue at hand pertains to the patient’s privacy rights, which is the protection of patient’s rights and privacy, especially with access to medical records without any formal consent from the patient.