Question

Analyze the legal and ethical implications of using technology in the health care industry. Consider the increased use of technology in health care settings and the law you selected that was enacted to protect confidentiality.

Answer 1

Answer: The use of advanced technology in the healthcare has improved the quality of care provided to the patients by enhancing the diagnosis as well as treatment procedure. The use of the EHR in the healthcare organizations for the storage of the medical information of the patients, diagnosis, procedure as well as treatment provided. This requires privacy. It is important to provide safety and privacy to the healthcare information of the patient. HIPAA act protects the privacy as all the EHR should follow rules and regulation.

The risk with the advanced technology are:

• Misuse of data
• Hacking
• Privacy violation

This can be overcome by:

• By data encryption
• Password protected file.
• Minimize the accessibility of the system.