ETHICAL TRAPS

& Language of Litigation

Things to discuss
 Ethics in an organization

 Ethical Traps

 Language of Litigation

 Introduction to HIMS

 Probable Ethical traps

Ethics in an

Honesty

Standards Dignity

Ethics
Rules and Unbiased
Principles Behaviors

Regard
for others
Why is it important…?

Commitment

Loyalty and Confidence

Customer satisfaction

Reputation and Image

Legal problems and penalties

 Violation of a behavioral norm

 Causing harm (Physical, financial, psychological)

 Use of deceptive language to convince someone on

false facts

 To fulfill one’s own interests by using unfair means

(Power, competition…)
 Litigation
“The process of taking legal action is called litigation”
Involves:

Formal filing of a lawsuit Legal council Gathering Depositions

evidence
 Introduction to

Health Information Management System (HIMS) deals with

keeping all sorts of medical records (Confidential Patient
data) for:

 Planning
 Management
 Decision making
 Research
 Efficient file delivery to the respected areas (Clinics,
Wards, ER)
 Using confidential patient data for personal
studies

 Releasing information to unauthorized persons

 Discussing confidential information in public

 Retrieving data out of curiosity

 Tampering with the patient’s information

“You need to get into some medical records? Sure,
 Using patient identifiers (Name, Medical no problem. We’re big on security around here, so
Record No.) without the patient’s consent we keep all of our user names and passwords on a
scrap of paper under the keyboard”
 Traps leading to Litigation

 Releasing highly confidential information to

the electronic media/press.

For Example:
If someone with really high security
protocol is admitted for some illness and
the staff knows all about it. He/she gets
bribed by the media and releases some
very critical information about that person
with the reassurance that the name won’t
be disclosed. The organization somehow
gets defamed and might face a litigation
which would further tarnish the reputation.