NURSING INFORMATICS Flashcards
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Policies, Guidelines and Laws in Nursing Informatics
Intellectual Property Law
Copyright Law
Privacy of Personal and Public Domains
Netiquette Rules and Guidelines
Nursing Information System Team
Health Care Team
IT Team
Listserv and Newsgroup
PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
allows citizens to know what information
is collected about them, assure the veracity of that data
and obtain copies of the information
JCAHO ← Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations
a private organization that has been used since 1965 to
accredit hospitals and facilities, which allowed for their
participation in Medicare
HITECH ACT ← Health Information Technology for Economic
and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009
empowers the Federal Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to oversee the promotion of Health IT—
including quality, safety and security as well as the
secure information exchange.
HIPAA ← Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) of 1996
enacted to allow for the cont=inuance of health
insurance coverage in situations involving job changes or
loss.
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OF 2010 ←
← set up to fundamentally
change the way people are insured
goals include lowering healthcare costs and making
coverage accessible to previously uninsured people
FDASIA ← Food and Drug Administration Safety and
Innovation Act of 2012
resulted in the collaboration of the HHS and FDA to
recommend a regulatory framework for Health IT to
improve mobile applications and other means to
promote patient safety and innovation in healthcare
delivery.
MACRA ← Medicare Access & CHIP (Children’s Health
Insurance Program) Reauthorization Act of 2015
intended to ensure that physicians are paid fairly, that
Medicare Part B costs are controlled, and that
healthcare is improved.
21ST CENTURY CURES ACT ←
passed by both houses of
Congress and signed into law by President Obama in
December 2016
The goals for all, though, are the same:
to “help modernize and personalize health care,
encourage greater innovation, support research, and
streamline the system,” according to the act’s mission
statement.
21ST CENTURY CURES ACT ←
Intellectual Property law
← deals with laws to protect and
enforce rights of the creators and owners of inventions,
writing, music, designs and other works, known as the
“intellectual property.”
There are several areas of intellectual property including
copyright
trademarks
patents
trade secrets
TYPES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Copyright (Author’s right)
← legal term used to describe the
rights that creators have over their literary and artistic
works
2 types of rights under copyright:
Economic rights
Moral rights
Economic rights
← allow the rights owner to derive
financial reward from the use of their works by
others
Moral rights ←
protect the non-economic interests
of the author
How can I obtain certified proof of existence for my
creative work?
Using WIPO PROOF complements voluntary copyright
registration systems by offering creators the
possibility of recording and digitally certifying
possession of the work. This digitally encrypted proof,
which cannot be modified, can certify the existence
of the work at a moment in time.
Is a patent valid in every country?
Patents are territorial rights
How long does a patent last?
The protection is granted for a limited period,
generally 20 years from the filing date of the
application.
What kind of protection does a patent offer?
In principle, the patent owner has the exclusive right
to prevent or stop others from commercially
exploiting the patented invention.
Trademark ←
a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or
services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises
How can I protect my trademark?
National/regional level
International level
