Professional Ethics & Standards Flashcards
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The concept of 'professional accountability' in health informatics means a practitioner is responsible for:
Answer: Their own actions, decisions, and the quality of their work
Professional accountability means accepting responsibility for one's own decisions, actions, and the standards of work performed.
Which scenario represents an appropriate use of de-identified data under the HIPAA Safe Harbor method?
Answer: Removing all 18 specified identifiers before sharing data for research
HIPAA's Safe Harbor method requires removing all 18 specified identifiers to de-identify data before it can be shared freely.
A health informatician recommends a more expensive but less effective system due to personal financial ties to the vendor. This behavior violates which core principle?
Answer: Fidelity
Fidelity requires faithfulness and loyalty to patients and employers, not to personal financial interests.
According to professional ethics standards, continuing education for health informaticians is important primarily because:
Answer: Competence must be maintained as health IT evolves to protect patient safety
Ongoing competence is an ethical obligation because lapses in up-to-date knowledge can compromise the safety and quality of patient care.
Which type of consent is required before using an identifiable patient's data for a research study not covered by a waiver?
Answer: Written informed consent
Research using identifiable patient data generally requires written informed consent unless a formal waiver is granted by an IRB.
A health informatician who discovers a potential data breach has an ethical and legal obligation to:
Answer: Notify the covered entity immediately so breach notification protocols can begin
Timely notification of the covered entity is required so HIPAA Breach Notification Rule timelines and obligations can be met.
The ethical standard requiring health informaticians to keep patient information private even after employment ends is best described as:
Answer: Post-employment confidentiality obligation
Professional ethics require that confidentiality of patient information be maintained indefinitely, even after leaving an organization.