Ethics and legal Considerations PPT Flashcards
Provides certification
Medical Imaging, Interventional Procedures and Radiation Therapy RT(T)
Creates National Board Exam
ARRT-American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
What two functions serves as the code of ethics
Education and Regulation
person’s established ideals of life
values
system of standards defining what is right or wrong
Ethics
associated with professional rules or actions taken in a given situation
Ethical principles
2 systems conflict
Ethical dilemma
right of patients to make decisions for themselves, free of interference by others
Autonomy
doing good and calls on health care professionals to act in the best interest of patients, even when it might be inconvenient or sacrifices must be made. Ex. palliative care is it or isn’t it
Beneficence
information revealed by a patient to a healthcare provider, or information that is learned in the course of a healthcare provider performing his or her duties is private and should be held in confidence
Confidentiality
What replaced the Patients Bill of Rights
The patients care partnership
Constructed by The American Hospital Association in 1973, revised in 1992 and 1998
Patients bill of rights
Includes: High Quality Care, Clean/Safe Environment, Involvement in own care, Privacy Protection, Help when leaving hospital. Help with billing claims
The patients care partnership
directs health care professionals to avoid harmful actions to patients
Nonmaleficence
truthfulness within the realm of health care practice
Veracity
EX: Under certain conditions, it is acceptable for confidentiality to be breached and veracity to be disregarded
What does HIPAA-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act publish rules to ensure?
Standardization of electronic patient administrative, financial and health data
Creation of unique health identifiers for employees, heal care providers, and health plans
Security standard that protect the confidentiality and integrity of “individually identifiable health information”
What are considered Ethical decision models?
Analytical-caregiver as a scientist, does not consider human aspect, patient as a lung or brain
Priestly-godlike, makes decisions for and not with the patient, forcing a patient to comply with treatment regardless of pain or discomfort
Collegial-more cooperative method of pursuing health care for patient and provider, gives control to the patient while producing confidence and reserving dignity and respect, therapists takes time with patient, humane treatment
Contractual-business relationship, contract arrangement, information is shared,requires compliance from patient but patient is in control, process of informed consent
Covenant-understanding based on traditional values and goals, patient trusts the caregiver to do what is right
Radiation therapist involves application of professionalism, personal theory of ethics, choice of model to interact with patient
Difficulties that arise are due to constant changes in health care
Patients should actively participate
Patient’s Bill of Rights
What should informed consent include?
nature of the procedure, treatment, risks, complications, side effects
expectations of recommended treatment and likelihood of success
reasonable alternatives available, probable outcomes if not treated