Assignment Instructions | Ethical Standards of Practice

Ethical Standards of Practice

This assignment will assess knowledge of the following CAHIIM Competencies:

Domain VI. Leadership

                VI.H. Ethics

1. Comply with ethical standards of practice.   3. Assess how cultural issues affect health, healthcare quality, cost and HIM

Assignment Instructions

Part 1:

Review the case study at the end of chapter 5.  Answer the following in essay format:

– Which ethical standards in this chapter apply to this case and how?

– What impact would the implementation of the system have on the facility if it is implemented without proper privacy and security controls?

– Can policies and procedures be established to help ensure compliance?

Part 2:

Locate the website of two (2) medical billing and coding companies that use staff based in other countries. Describe their training practices on topics such as

1) ICD-10-CM coding, and 2) English language and 3) culture, comparing similarities and differences. What impact could using these companies have on ethical standards of practice?  Se specific and do good research.  Also, please note that in some countries, English may already be used as a second or, or third language in the workplace.  One cannot automatically assume that English will not be spoken overseas.

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