Ethics and an E-Health Nation

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses building trust in e-health, e-health ethical codes of conduct, equity and e-health and e-health and the doctor-patient relationship. The paper looks at these areas in order to show the ethical considerations being developed to ensure e-health success. The paper emphasizes that it is the obligation of the healthcare world to enact plans to protect the ethical integrity of the profession in a technological, Internet world.

Outline:
Building Trust in e-Health
E-Health Ethical Codes of Conduct
Equity and E-Health
E-Health and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"E-health refers to the convergence of various technologies. The American healthcare system is facing a reform of gigantic proportion as technology, especially the internet, changes how Americans seek information about their health. HIPPA once thought to create a blanket of privacy for healthcare information is now not the entire building but only the foundation for health privacy. This important legislation does not apply to health information and services offered through the Internet by non-healthcare professionals and similarly do not address the issues facing e-health."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Medical Association (2006). Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs. Retrieved August 7, 2007, from http://www.ama.org
• Chandra, A., Sikula, A., & Paul, D. P. (2004, Apr). Ethical considerations in the marketing of e-health products. International Journal of Medical Marketing, 4 Iss. 2, 110-119. Retrieved August 6, 2007, from http://proquest.umi.com
• Helath On the Net Foundation (2007). HON code of conduct (HONcode) for medical and health websites: principles... Retrieved August 10, 2007, from http://www.hon.ch./HONcodc/conduci.hinil
• Hi-Ethics Inc (2004, May 27). Health Internet Ethics: ethical principles for offering internet health services to consumers. Retrieved August 7, 2007, from http://www.hiethics.com/principles/index.asp
• Internet Healthcare Coalition (2003, May 27). eHealth code of ethics. Retrieved August 8, 2007, from http://www.ihealthcoalition.org

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