The Importance Of Ethical Issues In Healthcare

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Public health are an entity of institutions that promote and protect the health a of a people in their community. Healthcare is a key element to promoting and protecting the public’s health. Healthcare in America has been a major issue in all fronts. From its reform to its new implementation all aspects of healthcare can be deemed unstable with out any solutions coming in the near future. From bureaucrats in the desks stating no to healthcare proposals to lobbyists cutting deals as wells as cost to benefit the powers that be, Health care in America can be very cutthroat and no one is willing to put themselves on the line. Everyone wants a piece of the big pie and are willing to do anything for their share.

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Patient-Doctor confidentiality and privacy issues that health professionals face while on the job. This may affect or shape how Healthcare may be viewed in the future. In order to accomplish this I will be using information from my research that will support my discussion from with an article support my topic of …show more content…

The paragraph stated “The health care administrator has responsibilities to self, to the organization, to the clientele served by the organization, and to the employees who provide services at the organization. With the growth of information systems one ethical concern that continually presents itself to the administrator is confidentiality of information. Confidential information refers to facts that are private, secret, or privileged. Confidential information for the administrator in the health care setting extends beyond patient medical information to broader information systems that encompass the organization as a business and a workplace. Managing confidential information within the health care system requires ethical awareness, knowledge, and decision-making skill. In order to avoid a "cynical view" by administrators of the importance of ethically managing confidential information, increased education and discussion of these issues need to take place. Hopefully, through discussion, retrospective analysis, and ethics education, innovative ways to effectively answer difficult questions concerning confidentiality information will emerge (Bazdek, L., Mitchell, K., Marra, S., & Bower, M,

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