Which of the following is a core ethical obligation of HITs?
Protecting patients’ privacy and confidential communications
Coding diseases and operations
Transcribing medical reports
Performing quantitative analysis on record content
Which of the following terms means “promoting good”?
Autonomy
Beneficence
Justice
Nonmalefience
Which of the following terms means “self-determination”?
Nonmaleficence
Which of the following ethical principles is being followed when an HIT professional ensures that patient information is only released to those who have a legal right to access it?
Which of the following ethical principles is being followed when an HIT professional applies rules fairly to all?
Which of the following ethical principles is being followed when an HIT refuses to participate in a fraudulent act?
Which of the following activities is considered an unethical practice?
Backdating progress notes
Performing quantitative analysis
Verifying that an insurance company is one that is authorized to receive patient information
Determining what information is required to fulfill an authorized request for information
Privacy can be defined as:
The limitation of the use and disclosure of private information
The right of an individual to be let alone
The physical and electronic protection of information
The protection of information from accidental or intentional disclosure
Confidentiality can be defined as:
Which of the following represent(s) examples of the ethical obligations of HIT professionals?
All answers
Refusing to participate in or conceal unethical practices
Complying with all laws, regulations, and policies that govern the health information system
Respecting and following the policies of their employers
