Health Informatics Ethics

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An introduction to how the increasing use of distance-based technologies, computers, and online communications may impact the ethical delivery of health care. Examples of questions to be addressed: Is it possible that the increasing use of computers in healthcare has made things worse? How should HIPAA be interpreted and why is there such confusion about it? Should patients be able to "post" negative comments about providers on social media sites? What should be done about the increasing amounts of personal information healthcare corporations are collecting on patients? Credit Hour s : 3