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Ethics and Law/Technology H Edu 4790/6790
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Technology - History Growth of 1950s Immunizations MRI … an example
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Types of technology Definitive Halfway Deferral Competing Cost-saving
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Effects of Technology Morbidity Mortality
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Forces affecting Technology Education and practice Reimbursement The public Competition
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Responses to Use of Technology Public sector activities –FDA –PSRO/PRO –CON Private sector –JCAHO –ISO 9000 –Tort law
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Questions to ask
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Managing Biomed Equipment Planning Service
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Health Information Systems Process management Care management Demand management Health management
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Philosophical Bases Respect for persons –Autonomy –Truth telling –Confidentiality –Fidelity Beneficence Nonmaleficence Justice
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Views of Ethical Behavior Teleology – Utilitarian Deontology Individualism Moral-rights Justice
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Ethical Dilemma A situation that although offering potential benefit or gain is also unethical.
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Some theories… James Childress Nicholas Rescher
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What is an ethical dilemma?
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Ethical Problems Discrimination Sexual harassment Conflicts of Interest Customer confidence Organizational resources
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Maintaining Ethics Mission, vision, values Patient’s Bill of Rights Codes of ethics Ethics committee Advance medical directives Training
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Patient Bill of Rights Right to considerate and respectful care Right to information Make decisions Advance directives Privacy Confidentiality Review Records
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University Hospital It is our goal to provide… Your help is needed to achieve these goals by…
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Codes of Ethics AMA ANA
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Advanced Medical Directives Personal Medical Decisions Medical Treatment Plan Living Will Special Power of Attorney
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Public Health Policy Public versus private Authoritative Decisions
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Forms of Health Policy Laws Rules/regulations Operational decisions Judicial decisions Macro policies
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Categories Allocative (distributive) Regulatory Redistributive
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Garbage Can Model Problems Policies Politics
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Rulemaking Implementation Legislative to Executive Legal effect
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Policy Outcomes Individuals Health-related organizations Interest groups
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Contracts Offer and acceptance Consideration Legal capacity Lawful
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Torts Civil wrong Results –Punitive –Actual Intentional torts –Types –Consent
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Negligence Duty Breach of that duty Substantial factor in harm Injury
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Agency/Corporate Liability Respondeat superior Corporate liability
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Some specifics… Antitrust Emergency Medical Treatment ERISA Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Tax exempt status
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Record Keeping!
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