Ethical Dilemmas in Health Care Management Information System
Review AHIMA Code of Ethics AHIMA Code of Ethics and AMIA Code of Ethics (A Code of Ethics for Health Informatics Professionals (imia-medinfo.org). Determine which of their ethical principles apply to HMIS/HIT?
Review ACHE Code of Ethics (ACHE Code of Ethics | American College of Healthcare Executives) and Ethical Decision Making for Healthcare Executives ( https://www.ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our-commitments/ethics/ache-code-of-ethics/ethical-decision-making-for-healthcare-executives). Analyze which of the ACHE ethical guidelines and Healthcare Executive’s policy position statements are applicable HMIS?
Evaluate the role of HMIS in helping healthcare executives in ethical decision-making?
Assess if personal, professional, or cultural biases can affect the decision-making suggested by HMIS.
Determine what other healthcare ethical dilemmas can impact the use of HMIS or health information contained in them.
