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Health Informatics and Data Ethics
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Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Health Information Exchange is the process of electronic sharing of health-related information among organizations. Ethical importance: promotes efficiency and safety in patient care, requires secure data transfer, and respects patient consent.
Predictive Analytics in Healthcare
Predictive Analytics in Healthcare uses historical and real-time data to forecast potential future outcomes for patients. Ethical importance: improves preventive care, but raises fair use concerns about data and necessitates transparency.
Telemedicine
Telemedicine is the delivery of health care services through telecommunications technologies. Ethical importance: provides access to care for remote patients, necessitates secure communication channels, and ensures informed consent.
De-identification of Data
De-identification of Data refers to the process of removing or modifying personal information from health records to protect patient privacy. Ethical importance: essential for patient anonymity in data sharing and research, prevents unauthorized use of data.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
An Electronic Health Record is a digital version of a patient's paper chart, containing a more comprehensive patient history. Ethical importance: ensures accuracy and integrity of patient information, protects confidentiality, and improves care quality.
Informed Consent in E-Health
Informed Consent in E-Health is the process of educating and obtaining permission from patients before using digital tools in their care. Ethical importance: empowers patients to make educated decisions, respects patient autonomy, and prevents coercion.
Data Breach Response
Data Breach Response involves the steps and protocols that are taken after unauthorized access to protected health information. Ethical importance: rapid response is critical to minimize harm, maintain trust, and comply with legal regulations.
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