Patient Relationships And Informed Consent: A Case Study

The three ethical issues I will be discussing in my paper are Patient Confidentiality, Patient Relationships and Informed Consent. Patient confidentiality is a vital part of the patient-provider relationship. If a patient feels they don’t have confidentiality with their provider, they may be reluctant to communicate openly. This may cause a delay, or they may not seek the necessary care (Confidentiality Protection 2018). Failure to uphold this respected obligation may result in suboptimal treatment (Blightman 2013). The thought of trust has been mainly associated with situations of doubt and risk, relations of dependency between experts and non-experts, and expectations about future interactions. The asymmetrical provider–patient relationship

Informed consent the treating health care provider releases proper information to a patient who is capable to make a voluntary choice to accept or refuse treatment. It creates from the legal and ethical right the patient has to direct what happens to her body and from the ethical duty of the physician to involve the patient in her health care (Appelbaum 2007). Patient Confidentiality is essential to the safeguarding of trust between doctors and their patients. A patient’s medical condition information is considered private. Violating a patient’s confidentiality can hurt the patient and have legal and ethical consequences for the health care worker. The Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA) has drawn up specific laws that oversee the release of a patient’s medical information (Appelbaum 2007). The ethical basis is consequentialist, in that it is to improve the welfare of the patient. There is a broader communitarian public interest in the protection of

In all treatment situations, a written form stipulating disclosure of information should be given to, and signed by, the patient or patient proxy at the beginning of treatment. Every patient record should contain a clear, detailed, up-to-date, and easily sited statement of who has the right obtain patient information and who may permit the release of such information to other parties. In some cases, courts or administrative bodies with subpoena may lawfully require the disclosure of confidential information. When a court serves an organization or individual with a subpoena requiring records or other information as evidence in a legal proceeding, naturally the professional obeys the request; however, it is often necessary for professionals to seek legal guidance in such situations. Professionals are not allowed to discuss patients in public places, such as elevators, cafeterias, staff lounges, or clinical/business sites with others. Workplace policies concerning records management should typically address the accuracy and content of the information, have electronic and paper record storage; records ownership record review and retention and related statutes of limitation; handover of information which include transfer by electronic means; procedures for handling requests for information by someone other than the client or the client's representative; use of patient’s records for