This document discusses the ethical and legal issues surrounding health informatics. It begins by defining health informatics as using technology to analyze patient data from various sources like electronic health records. It then discusses advantages like reduced errors and costs as well as ethical considerations around patient privacy, information security, and preventing bias. Specific terminology is defined, like confidentiality and integrity of patient data. Principles of ethics in health informatics are outlined, focusing on privacy, transparency, accountability and security of patient information.

1. ETHICAL AND LEGAL
ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
INFORMATICS
PRESENTED BY- MS. SAROJ
KAMBOJ
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPT. OF CHN

2. INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATICS
HEALTH INFORMATICS IS THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING THAT
AIMS AT DEVELOPING METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE
ACQUISITION, PROCESSING AND STUDY OF PATIENT DATA, WHICH CAN
COME FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES AND MODALITIES , SUCH AS ELECTRONIC
HEALTH RECORDS, DIAGNOSTICS TEST RESULT AND MEDICAL SCAN.

3. ROLE OF HEALTH INFORMATICS
 ANALYSE, INTERPRET AND PRESENT HEALTH DATA
AND INFORMATION, WHICH ENABLES THE
PLANNING, IMPROVEMENT AND DELIVERY OF
PATIENT SERVICES AND CARE.

4. ADVANTAGES OF HEALTH
INFORMATICS
 REDUCES ERRORS AND COSTS. ...
 IMPROVED COORDINATION. ...
 EFFICIENTLY STORE PATIENT RECORDS. ...
 PATIENT EMPOWERMENT. ...
 BETTER OUTCOMES. ...
 IMPROVED HEALTHCARE MARKETING. ...
 CONSISTENT MONITORING OF CASES. ...
 ROBOTIC SERVICES

6. ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH
INFORMATICS
 MANY ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ARISE WITHIN HEALTH INFORMATICS,
1. INCLUDING PATIENT PRIVACY’
2. INFORMATION SECURITY.
3. TRANSPARENCY IN USING HEALTHCARE DATA,
4. PREVENTING BIAS IN THE COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION.

7. TERMINOLOGY USED IN CLINICAL
PRACTICE.
 COFIDENTIALITY: -
 THIS RELATE TO THE CAPABILITY OF PROTECTING DATA IN THE
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM SO THAT ONLY AUTHORIZED
PEOPLE CAN ACCESS IT.
 INTEGRITY:-
 INTEGRITY IS THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE ORIGINAL REPRESENTATIVE
OF DATA DESPITE ANY MODIFICATION.

8.  MALPRACTICE:-
 THE FAILURE OF NURSE TO PERFORM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPECTED
STANDARD OF PRACTICE IS KNOWN AS MALPRACTICE.
 NEGLIANCE:-
 A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER’S CONDUCT OR OMISSION THAT DIFFERS FROM THE
ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF CARE AND CAUSES HARM TO THE PATIENT IS REFERRED TO
AS NEGLIANCE.
 AUTOMONY :- THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATI0N IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN
RIGHT THAT ALL PEOPLE POSSESS.

9.  INFORMATICS ETHICS PRINCIPAL.
 PRIVACY:-
 EVERY PERSON HAS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO PRIVACY WHICH INCLUDES
CONTROL OVER HOW THEIR PERSONAL DATA IS COLLECTED, STORED, ACCESSED,
USED, COMMUNICATED, MANIPULATED AND DISPOSE OF.
 PRINCIPLE OF TRANPARENCY:-
 PERSONAL DATA MUST BE INFORMED APPROPRIATLY.
ACCESS:
THE OWNER OF A HEALTH RECORD HAS THE RIGHT TO ACCESS IT AND RIGHT TO
HAVE IT UPDATED WITH REGAEDS TO ACCURACY.

10.  PRINCIPAL OF ACCOUNTABILITY;-
 ANY VIOLATION OF A PERSON’S RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND
THEIR ABILITY TO CONTROL THEIR PERSONAL
INFORMATION MUST BE PROPERLY DISCLOSED TO THE
AFFECTED PARTY IN A TIMELY MANNER.
 PRINCIPAL OF SECURITY:-
 DATA THAT HAS BEEN LEGIMATELY OBTAINED ABOUT A
PERSON MUST BE PROTECTED.