Ethical Decision Making - -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. -
provides specific guidance for ethical decision making and provides a valuable
framework that can be used when working with HIT
Bioethical Standards - Autonomy, freedom, veracity, privacy, beneficence, and fidelity
are maximally appropriate to the health care setting.
Autonomy - The right to choose for himself or herself; respecting the clients opinions,
perspectives, values and beliefs.
Freedom - The ability of an individual to act independently, without coercion or
constraint in ones choice and action
veracity - Being completely truthful with patients; a patients right to truth.
privacy - 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 - Actions performed that contribute to the welfare of others; Action of doing
good or right by and for the patient.
Fidelity - Right to what has been promised; keeping to one's promise.
Telehealth - 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 - Remote clinical health services
mHealth (Mobile Health) - -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.
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