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Discussion

One of the ethical and legal issues that will be a challenge to observe during the

operation and activities of the Mobile Health Clinic (MHC) is the principle of non-

maleficence. The ethical principle of non-maleficence to the Mobile Health Clinic project

means that it should not cause any harm. Risks related to security and privacy are the major

concerns that can be identified in the course of the project. Most of the privacy issues will be

associated with number of patients that can be attended to in the vehicle/ container that

houses the clinic. Due to its small size, the details of conversation in one chamber may leak

and be heard by individuals in the next chamber. Regarding security, challenges may arise if

the vehicle or container does not have proper security installations to protect both the patient

and healthcare providers (Malone et al., 2020). Insecurity may lead to the loss of property and

documents. The documents may contain patient data, breaching privacy as a result.

To address non-maleficence issues the project will address aspects of privacy and

security discussed above. First, regarding privacy, the materials that will be used in the

separation of container chambers will be made of soundproof material. The use of soundproof

material will ensure that details of conversation like diagnostics are not overheard by people

in the next chamber (Malone et al., 2020). Patient data will also be protected in an orderly

manner to prevent mix up and confusion. The separation chambers will also have doors to

facilitate that only the healthcare provider and patient can be in the room at a time. Regarding

the challenge of security, quality materials will be used to make the doors and secure locks

used to ensure that patient data and other documents and materials are protected (Malone et

al., 2020). Lastly, there will be a regulated number of people or patients inside the container

clinic to receive treatment.

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References

Malone, N. C., Williams, M. M., Fawzi, M. C. S., Bennet, J., Hill, C., Katz, J. N., & Oriol, N.

E. (2020). Mobile health clinics in the United States. International journal for equity

in health, 19(1), 1-9.