Ethics is the formal process of intentionally and critically analyzing with clarity and consistency, the basic of one’s moral judgment (Harman & Cornelis, 2017). According to the AHIMA Code of Ethics, HIM are responsible for the safeguarding of privacy and security of health information, disclosure of health information, development, use, and maintenance of health information systems and health information, and ensuring the accessibility and integrity of health information (AHIMA House of Delegates, 2011). HIM professionals face many ethical problems, sometimes they cannot wait for the law, policies and procedures and other guidelines because decisions must be made prior to the ability of these system to offer guidelines and in these case a code of ethics can guide someone on how to tackle those problems (Flite & Harman, 2013).
The ethical values identified by …show more content…
1. Collaboration – Healthcare professional needs to work together with people within their profession, people outside the profession and with patients and with family to provide quality care and improve patient care outcome. Working together helps promote better patient outcomes and it also improves the experience of patient care
2. Confidentially – According to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, health care professional should respect and protect individuals' medical records and other personal health information (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2007). Healthcare professional needs to protect patient’s rights to privacy and confidentiality. They need to educate others about the importance of privacy and promote the obligation to respect privacy that is shared among interprofessional for the better patient care. Releasing those private medical records without proper authorization could land them in trouble and it can cost health care facilitates lots of money because of fines and the
The ethical values identified by …show more content…
1. Collaboration – Healthcare professional needs to work together with people within their profession, people outside the profession and with patients and with family to provide quality care and improve patient care outcome. Working together helps promote better patient outcomes and it also improves the experience of patient care
2. Confidentially – According to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, health care professional should respect and protect individuals' medical records and other personal health information (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2007). Healthcare professional needs to protect patient’s rights to privacy and confidentiality. They need to educate others about the importance of privacy and promote the obligation to respect privacy that is shared among interprofessional for the better patient care. Releasing those private medical records without proper authorization could land them in trouble and it can cost health care facilitates lots of money because of fines and the