ICEV L6: Ethics Vocabulary Review

A patient's right to make their own medical decisions based on beliefs and values

• autonomy

• ethics

• non-maleficence

• beneficence

A healthcare professional's duty to refrain from maltreatment, minimize harm, and promote good care toward patients.

• beneficence

• code of ethics

• informed consent

• liability

Principles to guide professional conduct and identify the responsibilities of health science professionals.

• code of ethics

• informed consent

• liability

• malpractice

Ethical responsibility to not disclose patient information without authorization.

• confidentiality

• informed consent

• negligence

• malpractice

Requires emergency medical facilities to provide care to all individuals who enter the emergency department.

• Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

• Health Insurance Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Audits healthcare providers to ensure compliance with HIPAA security and privacy requirements.

• Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

• Health Insurance Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Most common regulatory law in health science which protects confidential patient healthcare information from being shared.

• Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

• Health Insurance Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Requires individuals to be informed or obtain legal authorization to be used as a subject for research.

• informed consent

• justice

• beneficence

• autonomy

A patient's right to fair and equal treatment.

• justice

• code of ethics

• malpractice

• negligence

Legal responsibility to provide restitution for actions caused by negligence and malpractice.

• liability

• malpractice

• negligence

• code of ethics