(Ethical Decision Making, Health IT, and Coding
Standards) with complete solution.
Ethical Decision Making ~CORRECT ANSWER~-Process that requires
striking a balance between science and morality.
-Making informed choices about ethical dilemmas based on a set of
standards differentiating right from wrong.
American Nurses Association- Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive
Statements. ~CORRECT ANSWER~provides specific guidance for ethical
decision making and provides a valuable framework that can be used
when working with HIT
Bioethical Standards ~CORRECT ANSWER~Autonomy, freedom,
veracity, privacy, beneficence, and fidelity are maximally appropriate to
the health care setting.
Autonomy ~CORRECT ANSWER~The right to choose for himself or
herself; respecting the clients opinions, perspectives, values and beliefs.
Freedom ~CORRECT ANSWER~The ability of an individual to act
independently, without coercion or constraint in ones choice and action
veracity ~CORRECT ANSWER~Being completely truthful with patients; a
patients right to truth.
, privacy ~CORRECT ANSWER~The right to be left alone when you want
to be, to have control over your own personal possessions, and not to be
observed without your consent
Beneficence ~CORRECT ANSWER~Actions performed that contribute to
the welfare of others; Action of doing good or right by and for the patient.
Fidelity ~CORRECT ANSWER~Right to what has been promised;
keeping to one's promise.
Telehealth ~CORRECT ANSWER~Use of electronic information and
telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health
care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and
health administration. Technologies include videoconferencing, the
internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial and
wireless communications.
Telemedicine ~CORRECT ANSWER~Remote clinical health services
mHealth (Mobile Health) ~CORRECT ANSWER~-The practice of
medicine and public health supported by mobile devices such as mobile
phones, tablets, personal digital assistants and the wireless infrastructure.
-The use of wireless communication to support efficiency in public health
and clinical practice.