Ethics, Privacy, and Security

Question 1

issues in the use of appropriate informatics tools in clinical settings, determination of users, system evaluation, system development and maintenance, and the use of computers in tracking clinical outcomes

Answer 1

Ethics in Health Informatics

Question 2

3 main aspects of health informatics

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Healthcare, Informatics, Software

Question 3

defined as the idea of either allowing
individuals to make their own decisions in response to a particular societal context, or being fee from external influence or control

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Autonomy

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do good and do no harm

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Beneficial and Non-maleficence

Question 5

the ethical behavior expected from an individual assigned to handle information (employees, research staff)

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Informatics Ethics

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the ethical duties and responsibilities of software developers to the stakeholders (especially privacy and confidentiality)

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Software Ethics

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applies to individuals and their aversion to eavesdropping

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Privacy

Question 8

more closely related to unintended disclosure of information

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Confidentiality

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may be implemented by the management as organization-wide policies and procedures

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Administrative Safeguards

Question 10

mechanisms to protect equipment, systems, and locations

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Physical Safeguards

Question 11

automated processes to protect the software and database access and control

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Technical Safeguards

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emphasizes that technological security tools are essential components of modern distributed health care information systems, and that they serve five key functions (book):

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National Research Council (NRC) (1997)

Question 13

ensuring that accurate and up-to- date information is available when needed at appropriate places.

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Availability

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helping to ensure that healthcare providers are responsible for their access to and use of information, based on a legitimate need and right to know;

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Accountability

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knowing and controlling the boundaries of trusted access to the information system, both physically and logically.

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Perimeter identification

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enabling access for health care providers only to information essential to the performance of their jobs and limiting the real or perceived temptation to access information beyond a legitimate need.

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Controlling access

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ensuring that record owners, data stewards, and patients understand and have effective control over appropriate aspects of information privacy and access.

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Comprehensibility and control

Question 18

The patient record must be created in the LIS prior to the tests. The LIS usually receives these data automatically from the hospital registration system when a patient is admitted.

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Register Patient

Question 19

Key Steps in Laboratory Flow for a Hospital Patient

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Register Patient
Order Test
Collect Sample
Receive sample
Run sample
Review results
Release Results
Report Results

Question 20

5 Key Functions of Technological Security Tools

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Availability, Accountability, Perimeter Identification, Controlling Access, Comprehensibility and control

Question 21

Knowing and controlling the boundaries of trusted access to the information system, both physically and logically

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Perimeter Identification

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Enabling access for healthcare providers only to information essential to the performance of their jobs and limiting the real or perceived temptation to access information beyond a legitimate need

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Controlling Access

Question 23

Once the sample arrives in the laboratory, the status is updated in the LIS from ____ to ____

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“collected” to “received.”

Question 24

The___ prints a list of all patients who have to be drawn which also includes the appropriate number of sample barcode labels for each patient order.

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LIS

Question 25

The ______ orders the tests for the patient and the procedure is requested as part of the laboratory’s morning blood collection rounds. These orders are entered into the CIS and they are sent to the LIS electronically.

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attending physician

Question 26

The sample is loaded to the _____, and the barcode is then read.

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analyzer

Question 27

The analyzer then produces the results and sends the same to the LIS. The results are only viewable to the ________ until it is released for general viewing.

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assigned technologists

Question 28

The ______ is responsible for the release of the results.

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technologist

Question 29

The ______ can now view the results on the CIS screen. Reports can be printed when needed.

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physician

Question 30

the application of the principles of ethics to the domain of health informatics

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Health information ethics

Question 31

Data Privacy Act of 2012

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10173