Question

1)It is possible to become a physician assistant in a distance learning program without being physically present on a campus or setting foot in a classroom. How do you think this might affect education and practice?

2)The Internet provides unparalleled informational resources for both consumers and providers of health care. This may be helpful. However, it may be quite dangerous. Please comment on the positive and negtive aspects of the availability of health-related information on the Internet.

3) Numerous medical organizations are keeping records online. Some are linking their hospital networks to the Internet. What would you propose to protect the confidentiality of the doctor-patient relationship in this situation?

4)How do HIPAA or HITECH or the USA Patriot Act (choose one of the acts) affect the privacy of medical information? Does the possible loss of privacy guarantee greater national security? Please explain your answer.

Answer 1

1)The advancement in technology has made everything possible. Physician assistant are one who play a vital role under the supervision of the physician when they don't have a training going to campus rather from online course will always have an impact on the education and practice like

• Lack of exposure to patient and learning
• poor habhandling of patient in case of critical situation
• decreased practical skill

2)Positive aspects

• A healthcare professional is not needed
• available immediately and always
• cheap
• Patient empowerment in treatment
• It is very private
• Patient can share about their illness and provide knowledge others
• beneficial for inbound, bedridden patient

Negative aspects

• Can mislead a patient in making decision
• trying out home remedy anc other which is not possible
• poor patient physician relationship
• not having a human feeling

3)To protect the doctor patient relationships confidentiality can be maintained in the following way

• Secure system
• Username and password for accessing
• Data security
• dat back up and versioned multiple times
• mobile devices
• telemedicine
• virtual medicine

4)There are always high alert and continuous work towards protecting privacy and medical information. Some are as following

• Cyber hawk forms a great threat when data are stored and transferred ononline
• Low level of invigilation
• Lack of regular monito