Review the Layman article, "Health Informatics: Ethical Issues" in this week's Learning Resources.
Consider current and potential technologies and how they might be in conflict with patient rights.
Select a current health information technology.
Ask yourself if the need to know and share patient health information compromises confidentiality.
Consider the right to privacy versus the overall benefits of the community.
Respond to the following:
Identify potential conflicts that might occur with the principles of beneficence, autonomy, fidelity, and justice when this technology is fully implemented.
Provide an example illustrating how the effectiveness of the technology overrides any chance of a conflict with principles of beneficence, autonomy, fidelity, or justice.