Medical Ethics & Patient Rights Flashcards
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What is the purpose of a HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices given to clients?
Answer: To inform clients how their health information may be used and disclosed
The HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices explains to clients how their protected health information will be used and their rights regarding that information.
A colleague asks an electrologist to share a mutual client's contact information for marketing purposes. What is the correct response?
Answer: Decline, as sharing client contact information without consent violates confidentiality
Client contact information is protected health information and cannot be shared for marketing purposes without explicit client consent.
Which of the following is an example of non-maleficence in electrology?
Answer: Refusing to use a technique the electrologist is not trained in to avoid harm
Non-maleficence means avoiding harm; declining to use techniques outside one's competency is a direct application of this principle.
An electrologist is offered gifts by a client who is also a pharmaceutical sales representative. What is the ethical concern?
Answer: Accepting gifts may create a conflict of interest or influence professional judgment
Accepting gifts from clients or vendors can compromise objectivity and create real or perceived conflicts of interest.
What does 'duty to warn' mean in the context of electrology ethics?
Answer: Informing clients about all risks associated with treatment before they consent
Duty to warn requires practitioners to inform clients of all known material risks associated with a procedure prior to obtaining consent.
A client's primary care physician contacts the electrologist requesting a treatment summary. What is required before sharing this information?
Answer: A signed written authorization from the client
Even for treating providers outside the practice, HIPAA requires signed written authorization unless the client has established a treatment team arrangement.
Which action by an electrologist would violate the ethical principle of veracity?
Answer: Overstating the expected results of electrolysis to attract clients
Veracity requires truthfulness; exaggerating treatment outcomes to attract clients is deceptive and violates this principle.