December 2015
Intermediate to advanced
764 pages
33h 39m
English
Jacqueline J. Glover, PhD
After completing this chapter, the reader should be able to:
Define ethics.
Identify the importance of studying ethics for the health information management (HIM) professional.
Identify ethical concepts, including relevant values, principles, virtues, approaches, and theories.
Apply a process of ethical decision making to HIM scenarios.
Ethics is the formal process of intentionally and critically analyzing, with clarity and consistency, the basis for one’s moral judgments. It is important for HIM professionals to engage in this process, because they are accountable for their actions as professionals, not just personally ...