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Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Crisis https://www.theregreview.org/2020/05/16/telemedicine-during-covid-19-crisis/ This article discusses the fact that amidst the coronavirus pandemic, telemedicine has become on extremely high demand. This article states that the US Department of Health and Human Services even had to ease up and even suspend some many telehealth regulations. This includes relaxing standards for prescribing controlled substances and licensing reciprocity for practitioners. The ethics of telehealth are already questioned due to the online nature of it, and relaxing regulations only adds to the ethics and confidentiality questions that are often asked regarding telemedicine. 

 Technology and Therapy, Part II: Ethics and Security https://www.goodtherapy.org/for-professionals/software-technology/hipaa-security/article/technology-therapy-part-2-ethics-security Telehealth, such as online therapy, has become popular as a result of the global pandemic. Unfortunately, there are many security risks and ethical concerns that come with doing therapy via the computer. This article discusses some of the ethics behind online therapy and the protective technologies in place today to maintain confidentiality for the client. The article also discusses the ideas of new technologies that can strengthen security in order to reinforce confidentiality.  

Fired Over Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCH33TgK8Mw 1.  What is your initial reaction to this story? I was honestly not surprised by this story. Unfortunately, what we post has the potential to follow us forever, so we have to be conscious of what we are posting.  2.  What reason did the employer provide for firing this person? The employer fired Mr Busch because he expressed opinion on the shooting in Tuscan. He defended the woman that was shot, but the company was uncomfortable with the fact that he publicly took an opinion.  3.  Was the firing legal?  Why? It is legal because employers have the right to snoop on people’s social media pages as long as they are public. If they find something that they consider objectionable, they can act as they see fit. If you are not working for the government, you generally have no free speech rights.  4.  What do you think is meant by the term Digital Footprint? A digital footprint is the trail t...

 Hello, My name is Alex Agnifilo and I am 23 years old. I have been an online student here at Marist for over a year now, and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I think I am technically a Sophomore, but I do not do well at keeping track of where I am. Other than doing school full time, I am also a horse trainer, and I take care of my three dogs (which feels like a full time job). Also, I have a twin sister, and she graduated from Cazenovia College. I am looking forward to this class, Alex Agnifilo