Phil 323: confidentiality in medicine – Mark Siegler – Flashcards
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Siegler points out that in this age of high-tech health care, the traditional ideal of patient-physician _____ does NOT exist in practice
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confidentiality
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2 aspects of medical confidentiality:
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1. confidentiality & 3rd party interests 2. confidentiality & the patient's interst
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confidentiality & 3rd party interests concerns the tension between the good of the ____ & the good of ____
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patient, others
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confidentiality & the patient's interest: patient's personal interest in maintaining confidentiality comes into conflict w/ personal interest in...
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receiving the best possible health care
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Changes in modern health care development seems to be in response to people's demand for ________ BUT each of these developments modifies our traditional understanding of ____ _____
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-better & more comprehensive care -medical confidentiality
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confidentiality serves a DUAL purpose in medicine:
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1. acknowledges respect for the patient's sense of individuality & privacy 2. confidentiality is important in improving the patient's health care
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possible solutions to the confidentiality problem:
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1. all nonbureaucratic, noninstitutional medical encounters meticulous care should be taken to guarantee that pt's medical & personal info will be kept confidential 2. we should aim to provide access ONLY to those who have a "need to know" 3. pts should be informed about what is meant by "medical confidentiality" 4. pts should have opportunity to review their medical record & make informed choices about who gets to see their record
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Embarrassing _____ ______ breaches of confidentiality are of greater concerns to most patients:
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personal indiscretion
