Professional Ethics & Standards Flashcards
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A hospital's EHR vendor requests detailed patient demographic data for 'product improvement.' Without a BAA, sharing this data would violate:
Answer: HIPAA Privacy Rule
Sharing PHI with a vendor without a signed Business Associate Agreement violates the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
The principle of justice in health informatics ethics most directly applies to which scenario?
Answer: Ensuring equitable access to health information systems across populations
Justice requires fair and equitable distribution of benefits and resources, including access to health information systems.
A health informatician overhears a conversation revealing a colleague is fabricating usability study results. The MOST ethical response is to:
Answer: Report the misconduct to a supervisor or ethics committee
Research misconduct must be reported to appropriate authorities to uphold the integrity of health informatics science.
Which standard-setting body publishes the Code of Ethics most relevant to AHIMA members practicing health informatics?
Answer: AHIMA
AHIMA publishes its own Code of Ethics guiding health information management and informatics professionals who hold its credentials.
In the context of clinical decision support, which ethical concern arises when algorithms produce biased recommendations that disadvantage minority populations?
Answer: Algorithmic bias and justice
Biased algorithms that disadvantage minority groups raise algorithmic bias concerns, which is a justice and equity ethics issue.
A health informatician is asked to implement a system that tracks employee health behaviors without their knowledge. This most directly violates:
Answer: Employee autonomy and privacy rights
Covert surveillance of employee health behaviors violates their autonomy and privacy rights, core ethical standards in health informatics.
When a health informatician accepts a consulting role with a competing firm while employed, they must first:
Answer: Disclose the conflict and seek employer approval per ethics policy
Ethics standards require disclosing potential conflicts of interest and obtaining organizational approval before accepting outside roles.