Confidentiality In Healthcare Fairness: (Procedural Justice '?

Fairness: (Procedural Justice): “The process for making decisions is fair and just” (qtd. in Pantilat). Healthcare executives “avoid practicing or facilitating discrimination and institute safeguards to prevent discriminatory organizational practices. Demonstrate zero tolerance for any abuse of power that compromises patients or others served” (ACHE).

Confidentiality:

“Maintain confidentiality of medical information and respect patient autonomy” (qtd. in Pantilat). Healthcare professionals “work to ensure the existence of procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality and privacy of patients or others served” (ACHE).

Recognize the key stakeholders The article describes the stakeholders are the healthcare administration, health workers, and the public. The HCO is concerned about the well-being of patients. However, is mandating the flu vaccination a violation of the ethical code. Per Childress et al. reviews “benefiting others, preventing and removing harms, and utility—are critical to the goal of public health while three others—justice, respect for autonomy, and privacy—are most likely to limit public health activities” (qtd. in public health reviews). In this circumstance, the public health benefits outweigh the infringement and other moral considerations. Because vaccinations are a key component they, fall

The questions remain is it ethical to require HCO employees to take the flu vaccination. The answer lies in putting the interest of the primary stakeholder the patient and publics well-being first; stakeholders supersedes the personal interests of healthcare workers. If healthcare organizations do not enforce protecting stakeholders, the community, and public from a potential illness they are acting unethically and risk exposing patients to disease. The HCO could potentially be non-compliant to the ethical code of non-maleficence and