Moral and prudential considerations in adopting electronic medical records.
One might argue that beneficence entails a moral obligation for health care providers and systems to adopt electronic medical records (EMR). But this argument is thwarted because EMR systems are currently not required to meet existing standards of care for health care services. Yet using EMR systems may still be prudent if benefits of adoption significantly outweigh burdens. Future moral questions regarding EMR systems will shift from obligations of adoption to that of proper use.
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Win
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Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA.
Fleming
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D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009014:Morals
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