Lesson 14: Ethics, Privacy, and Security

Question 1

What are the three main aspects of health informatics?

Answer 1

-General, Informatics, Software

Question 2

Statement 1: Autonomy is an idea of either allowing individuals to make their own decisions in response to a particular societal context, or being free from external influence or control. Statement 2: Beneficence and Non-maleficence are principles of general ethics which means “do great” and “do no harm”.

Answer 2

• Only the first statement is correct.

Question 3

Which is not part of the seven principles of Informatics ethics?

Answer 3

-Principle of Profitability

Question 4

Statement 1: Confidentiality applies to individuals and their aversion to eavesdropping. Statement 2: Privacy is related to unintentional disclosure of information.

Answer 4

-Neither statement is correct.

Question 5

Which key function of a technological security tool helps ensure that the healthcare providers are responsible for their access to and use of information, based on a legitimate need and the right to know.

Answer 5

-Accountability

Question 6

Principle of Openness means that authorized individuals should be given access to EHR and the right to correct the data with respect to their completeness, accuracy, and relevance.

Answer 6

FALSE

Question 7

The three main aspects of health informatics are healthcare, informatics and software.

Answer 7

FALSE

Question 8

Security are solutions and tools which may be utilized to implement security policies at different levels of health organization.

Answer 8

FALSE

Question 9

EHR must maintain respect for patient autonomy, and this entails certain restrictions about access, content, and ownership of records.

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

Placing an alarm systems is an example of Physical safeguard.

Answer 10

TRUE