Written list of a profession's values and standards of conduct
What is Codes of Ethics?
Groups formed within an organization to establish new and evaluate existing ethics codes and corporate policies and to address ethical issues that arise in a work place.
What is Ethics Committees?
When the health care professional acted in the role of the father to his children, deciding what was best for the patient's welfare without first being required to consult with the patient
What is Paternalism?
This is essentially the recognition that the patient is entitled to determine for himself the extent to which he will receive or forgo care and treatment.
What is Patient Rights?
Situations in which no clear-cut "right" answer exists, and an individual is required to make a choice between two or more equally unfavorable alternatives or between a neutral alternative and a tempting but unfavorable alternative.
What is Ethical Challenges?
There are general challenges in workplace (name one of four)
Conflict of interest, Impaired colleague, Disparagement, Truth telling and disclosure
Criticizing skills of another professional
What is Disparagement?
What is conflict of Interest
The clash between an individuals self interest and the obligation to an organization or group
What are impaired colleagues?
Those colleagues who can no longer function properly in the work place due to substance or alcohol abuse
True/False - religion plays a role in a persons ethical decision making
True
Name the ethical obligation of the health information management professional?
Safeguarding the privacy & security of health information
True/False: Various factors play a significant role in resolving ethical dilemmas
True
Numerous factors may influence ethical decision making - name one.
Professional code of ethics, Ethical concepts or theories, Patient's rights, Religious beliefs, Personal experience
How many steps are in ethical decision making?
9
The supervisor plays three direct ethical roles in an organization: name the first one.
Serves as a role model
A publication in the 1970s by the American Hospital Association, it gained patient rights wider recognition.
Patient's Bill of Rights
One of the most successful efforts of moving the concept of patient rights from just an ethical basis to a legal basis.
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)
Reinforces the patient's right to access their own information when the health record is in electronic format.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
In addition to offering confidentiality protections to patient information, this rule enumerates several rights to patient's pertinent health information.
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
This document that emphasizes the nature of healthcare in the twenty-first century also explains what a patient may expect during their hospital stay and how they can express concerns over their care.
Patient Care Partnership
What is a potential conflict of interest?
Conflicts that give the appearance of harm or impropriety without resulting in the harm or impropriety itself.
Conflicts of interest may be either ______ or ______
Potential or actual
True or false, engaging in disparagement is not considered professional misconduct.
False
What are the 3 direct ethical roles the supervisor must play in an organization?
Serving as role model, encouraging ethical behavior and monitoring employee conduct
If a supervisor admits to a mistake that has occurred and assumes responsibility for the predicament, this is an example of what kind of behavior?
What is Role model behavior