1a.1 Be able to practice within the legal and ethical boundaries of their profession
1. What is the role of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)?
HCPC is an independent UK wide health and care regulators who regulate biomedical scientists and other professions to make sure certain levels of standards are met for their professional skills. It is set up under the authority of the parliament to protect members of the public. This is achieved by maintaining a register for certain professions. To work as professionals registered with HCPC individuals must meet HCPC’s standards for training, professional skills, behaviour and health. This organisation is vital in order to keep patients and members of the public safe. In order to do
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2. What are the requirements for registration as a biomedical scientist with the HCPC?
There are various ways to become a registered biomedical scientist; one of the most common ways is to complete an IBMS accredited degree with a placement year. Certain placements offer the opportunity to complete the IBMS portfolio which can be sent off to HCPC for accreditation. However they can only be registered with HCPC once they have finished their degree, therefore after graduating they have to send a copy of their degree certificate to HCPC to become registered.
It is also possible to complete the biomedical science course and then complete the IBMS training portfolio by getting a trainee post in a laboratory.
In case of a non-accredited biomedical science course the individuals has to complete specific top up modules as well as a years’ worth of training in the laboratory in order to complete their IBMS training portfolio.
3. What are the responsibilities of a biomedical
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IBMS: Good professional practice for biomedical scientists
7. Why is it important to protect the professional title?
Professional titles are protected by law, if anyone wants to use these titles, they must be registered with HCPC. The protected titles are necessary to protect patients and members of the public from physical or emotional harm that could be caused by unregistered professionals. The protected title confirms that the individual has got the knowledge, understanding and the satisfactory skills to practice as a biomedical scientist.
Anyone who doesn’t meet the requirements set by HCPC will be removed from the register hence they will be unable to practice.
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8. Why is it important that the regulations of the HCPC should be independently controlled?
It is important because HCPC can maintain their quality in regulating health professionals and prevent any influence from the outside, other regulators have to monitor other professionals therefore mixing up their policies and the policies of HCPC could lead to confusion and hence certain professions won’t be monitored as well as they should have
The committees involve individuals from diverse backgrounds who support health care institutions with three major functions: providing clinical ethics consultation, developing and/or revising policies pertaining to clinical ethics and hospital policy and facilitating education about topical issues in clinical ethics. The goals of ethics committees are to promote the rights of patients; to promote shared decision making between patients and their clinicians; to promote fair policies and procedures that maximize the likelihood of achieving good, patient-centered outcomes; and to enhance the ethical environment for health care professionals in health care
Initially, facilities voluntarily used HCPCS codes, but with the implementation of HIPAA in 1996, facilities began to report HCPCS for transaction codes (Webb, 2012). CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) is a medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physicians, health insurance companies and accreditation organizations (Rouse, 2015). The HCPCS level II coding system has a selected standard coding system with a wide acceptance among both public and private insurers. The HCPCS level II codes set are alphanumeric code set and primarily include non-physician products, supplies, and procedures not included in CPT. For HCPCS to bill the and identify the service that are been used such as.
HCPCS codes facilitate the procedure of processing health insurance claims made by insurers such as Medicaid. The HCPCS is divided into two levels or classes. The task of classification lies with the Centres of Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) in association with the HCPCS work group and other third party payers. Classification is done quarterly, marking a significant step-up from its previous system of annual updates. Since 2014, the CMS has been implementing several changes regarding the continuation of HCSPCS level II.
Privacy is of the utmost importance within a medical practice, ethically a patient’s privacy is very important as a medical record contains information regarding a patient’s health. According to
HCPCS Level II codes commonly are referred to as national codes or by the acronym HCPCS, which stands for the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System. HCPCS codes are used for billing Medicare and Medicaid patients and have been adopted by some third-party payers. These codes, updated and published annually by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), are intended to supplement the CPT coding system by including codes for nonphysician services, administration of injectable drugs, durable medical equipment (DME), and office supplies. The main terms are in boldface type in the index.
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Each of the college has their own responsibilities; CDHO has the responsibility to protect the people, while the CDHA is to protect the dental hygienists. “The mission of the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario is to regulate the practice if dental hygiene in the interest of the overall health and safety of the public of Ontario” (College of Dental Hygienists, n.d.). This statement is important because it explains that the college is monitoring each dental hygienist if they are providing the quality of care that the public should be getting. CDHO is responsible to public so they make sure that every dental hygienist knows that they accountable to people, where the public has trusted them their oral health care. On the other hand, “The CDHA Code of Ethics sets out the ethical principles and responsibilities which apply to members of the dental hygiene profession across all practice areas including clinical care, education, research, administration and any other related to the profession of dental hygiene” (Canadian Dental Hygienists’ Association, 2012).
- Safety provi¬sions are interpreted to protect patients from illnesses caused in the course of medical treatment as well as to provide hygienic and injury-free experience in the health care setting. Special provisions exist for safety in pharmaceuticals, blood supply, infectious disease treatment and diagnostics, and mental health services, among others. Ethical codes for doctors, nurses, and other health care workers contain provisions applicable to the patients’ right to safety. Medical errors and other actions that fail to meet safety standards can carry civil, criminal and administrative penalties
As records were shared electronically rules were implemented for clinicians to follow known as The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule ,2013). These rules were implemented for clinicians to protect the
Learning the codes of practice ensures that I promote and uphold the privacy, dignity and rights of the clients I care for and that I strive to improve the quality of healthcare, care and support through continuing professional development. I achieve this within my job role by ensuring that the service users and their families are informed and included in all aspects of their care
The NMC (2017) agrees that professionalism guarantees women in our care receive consistent provision of safe, effective and person centred outcomes, thus achieving optimal status of health an
Within this film, they illustrate many problems with the current medical system, mostly to do with rules and regulations that restrict patient care. What the film lacks is an actual analysis of why these problems deprive patients of better care and, also, solutions to these problems. One of the most prevalent problems throughout the film, that stuck out to me, was the amount of
1. To make sure the care and treatment can continue to be given safely no matter which staff are on duty, 24 hours a day, seven days a week 2. To record the care that has been given to the patient/client 3. To make sure there is an accurate record to be used as ‘evidence’ when there is a complaint from a patient/client about the
Three instruments were used to collect the data: a self-administered questionnaire, an observation checklist for HCP’s practices, and an observation checklist for the three hospitals’ physical environment. The researchers distributed the questionnaire to HCPs and stayed in the hospital to receive the completed questionnaire during the same shift, repeating this process three-four times in different shift each week for ten successful weeks. The researchers completed the observation checklist while waiting to receive completed questionnaires. This allowed the researcher to observe the HCP’s levels of compliance with the IPC protocol.
Their role is to register care providers, monitor, inspect and rate healthcare services. The CQC has a role in publishing views of the major quality issues and performance ratings to enable consumers to choose care in health and social care. The Commission ensures the quality and safety of care in hospitals, dentists, ambulances etc. The CQC is sponsored by the Department of Health. Governance, Accountability and Staff