Legal and Ethical Issues
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Legal and Ethical Issues
Health facilities collect and store data from patients to offer referrals in next visits or whenever the care center is undertaking some research. These data are essential for both the patient and the center as they will make easy decision-making in whatever circumstances. As opposed to the traditional method, the information systems of these times involve automated systems that constitute well-thought-out information from the patients stored in databases for the health center. A patient or his kin will trust the taking of information only if they feel the information serves a purpose and is vital for their treatment process; patients will be skeptical of nurses asking lots of unnecessary details.
The scope of data taken in by health facilities should not seem intrusive to the patients as it will lead to a loss of trust in the system by the care center. A patient should feel that the information he/she is divulging is safe and is taken purposely for their treatment processes and for hospitals for planning for more efficient services (Sligo et al., 2017). Too much will make a patient feel like losing control of their lives as they can perceive it as being vulnerable to the organization. Information should cut across all patients so that a given type of data is uniform or the same without bias based on anything.
Whenever an individual visits a care center he/she the information requested should not feel like grilling or unnecessary questioning, but relatively efficient on to the point and designed to be less time consuming and easily understandable to all people irrespective of literacy levels. A more accommodative health records system should be sensitive to all and also be able to avert from seeking data that will make an individual an appreciated or biased against (Eslami Andargoli et al., 2017). The information management practitioners should be able to have a rapport with clients and be guided by care center facilities principles of providing to all.
In inculcating the type of information, a health center is likely to request, for should be an all-inclusive process whereby all parties will take part in formulating the policies to guide this so that they can serve all interests. This more public participation in policy formulation will reduce the ethical issues with the collection of information. With the new approach where nurses work in teams and information about a patient is relayed to them to provide an accurate treatment plan, the patient should be aware of ways will disseminate his/her data and to what extent (Eslami Andargoli et al., 2017). Patients suffering from drug and substance abuse want their data to be shared with a lesser number of practitioners to prevent stigmatization or fear of leak about his/her condition to the already prejudiced society. A mantra that champions client data confidentiality is essential for such scenarios.
The extent to which the right to privacy in the constitution should form a basis for referencing when infringing is measured. The patient’s welfare is paramount, and any institution should not try copying and pasting data or information without the patient’s approval for other research apart from her/his care (Sligo et al., 2017); if this process is for aiding another patient’s care plan, then. The population of data for research purposes might some time data that almost matches that o a patient. An institution might take the shortcut to finish up faster, ending up putting one’s information out there in the name of research.
A health information system should be in a way that patients can look at what details of theirs a hospital has whenever they feel need to or just as a way of being cautious with their information. A patient’s confidence in the care center should be the same as in his/her data in a hospital’s database (Sligo et al., 2017). Feedback could be a way to weigh if the patient felt that the caregiver’s information was too much or was necessary for their treatment plans. There should be an assurance to patients that the facility’s system is proof of the intrusion.
With the duty that cares centers have in collecting data and stored safely, there should be well-thought-out mechanisms designed to ensure that the facilities’ information is collected; and all protocols for proper security on this information. An adequately structured documentation process involves having the right qualified personnel handle the health information system and having information technology experts guided by their profession’s ethics on data used in these systems.
The limitations of using the internet, in general, are that it is prone to hacking and data mining. Therefore, care centers should be able to adopt advanced cybersecurity to ensure the system is protecting from any hacking and the safety of these data is achieved (Eslami Andargoli et al., 2017). There are times that the care center for decision support might need the patient’s details or information. Therefore, the system should provide for techniques that only a portion of the data is made available.
Health services being information intrusive in decision making and strategic planning will mean that the databases of care center will be the center of operations are frequent retrieval of data is vital in almost every process. A reasonably structured trailing process should be in place so that the system notes any user at any particular time. Therefore, in case of anything, follow-up can be easy. It will also promote responsibility with patient’s information as they are aware of their trailing (Sligo et al., 2017). Apart from trailing monitoring evaluation of the systems entrants and how the IT personnel uses the system to ensure efficient service and no intruders into the system to alter or steal information.
When an institution does not have a well-structured way to handle their data and information, the patients will be wary of the care processes as may prompt them to lie on the information they share. They are not sure of the security of all the data. The system should have all social interaction features and have enough protection that guarantees data safety, enhancing confidence in services and even in the facility.
References
Eslami Andargoli, A., Scheepers, H., Rajendran, D., & Sohal, A. (2017). undefined. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 97, 195-209. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.10.008
Sligo, J., Gauld, R., Roberts, V., & Villa, L. (2017). A literature review for large-scale health information system project planning, implementation, and evaluation. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 97, 86-97. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.09.007