6. Privacy Security & Ethics
Ethical Issues — Quiz
Test your understanding of ethical issues with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Which ethical principle is primarily concerned with the fair distribution of benefits and burdens associated with health informatics technologies?
Question 2
What is the primary ethical concern when health informatics systems are designed without considering the diverse needs of all patient populations, potentially leading to unequal access or outcomes?
Question 3
When integrating new health informatics technologies into clinical practice, what is a key ethical consideration regarding the potential for 'function creep'?
Question 4
Which ethical principle is most directly challenged by the practice of selling de-identified patient data to third-party pharmaceutical companies for research purposes without explicit patient consent for that specific use?
Question 5
When considering algorithmic fairness, what is the primary ethical concern regarding the use of predictive models in healthcare that may perpetuate existing health disparities?