Ethics Flashcards
- MORAL PRINCIPLES THAT GOVERN A PERSON’S BEHAVIOR
ETHICS
COVERS ISSUES ON HONORABLE ACTIONS, AND PROPER AND IMPROPER BEHAVIORS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH CARE
Ethics in Health Informatics
APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS IN THE DOMAIN OF HEALTH INFORMATICS (I.E. GENERAL, INFORMATICS, SOFTWARE ETHICS)
HEALTH INFORMATION ETHICS
Main Aspects of Information Ethics
General Ethics
Informatics Ethics
Software Ethics
In public health, _______ guide the reasoning and decision-making of all people and organization involved in health care.
general ethic
Two ethical principles a professional must uphold:
Autonomy
Beneficence and Non-maleficence
General Ethics:
"”do good and do no harm”
Beneficence and Non-maleficence
- usage of stored data in the EHR
Beneficence
- how the stored data is protected
Non-maleficence
are undeniably a powerful tool to store raw data which can be useful in research to benefit patient + society
CDRs
Clinical Data Repositories
General ethics is always under threat of________ causing damage
system failures
Remedy for system failures in general ethics:
multiple backups (for fast and easy recovery)
highest level of data security tools (to deter vulnerabilities)
Informatics Ethics
SEVEN (7) PRINCIPLES
Principle of Information-Privacy and Disposition
Principle of Openness
Principle of Security
Principle of Access
Principle of Legitimate Infringement
Principle of the Least Intrusive
Alternative
Principle of Accountability
Ensure individual has control over the collection, access, use, communication, manipulation, storage, linkage, and disposition
Principle of Information-Privacy and Disposition
Disclosure to the individual in an appropriate and timely manner.
Principle of Openness
Protection of data against unauthorized access, misuse, modification, manipulation, loss, or unauthorized destruction.
Principle of Security
Authorized individuals have the right to access and correct data.
Principle of Access
Right to privacy and control over personal data should follow rules of democratic society and by equal rights of others.
Principle of Legitimate Infringement