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NR599 Fcal decision support (CDS) component that "provides clinicians, staff, patients, or other individuals with knowledge and person-specific information, intelligently filtered or presented at appropriate times, to enhance health and healthcare. The quality of patient care is positively impacted through the use of clinical decision support (CDS) consisting of rules and alerts to manage the breadth of information within the EHR. This may be drug-allergy checking or advisories for management of certain conditions Ethical Decision Making refers to the process of making informed choices about ethical dilemmas based on a set of standards differentiating right from wrong. An ethical model for ethical decision making (Box 5-1) facilitates the ability to analyze the dilemma and synthesize the information into a plan of action 00:00 01:26 Ethical Decision Making Model Examine the ethical dilemma (conflicting values exist). Thoroughly comprehend the possible alternatives available. Hypothesize ethical arguments. Investigate, compare, and evaluate the arguments for each alternative. Choose the alternative you would recommend. Act on your chosen alternative. Look at the ethical dilemma and examine the outcomes while reflecting on the ethical decision. Bioethical Standards the study and formulation of healthcare ethics. Autonomy, nonmaleficence, justice, beneficence, freedom, confidentiality? takes on relevant ethical problems experienced by healthcare providers in the provision of care to individuals and groups. The nature and needs of humans as living, thinking beings The purpose and function of the healthcare system in a human society An increased cultural awareness of human beings' essential moral status Telehealth wide range of health services that are delivered by telecommunications-ready tools, such as the telephone, videophone, and computer. Driving Forces of Telehealth demographics; nursing and healthcare worker shortages; chronic diseases and conditions; the new, educated consumers; and excessive costs of healthcare services that are increasing in need and kind. Medical Applications At the current time, the most common types of these applications, or apps, are not regulated by the FDA because they are not defined as medical devices. An app is defined as a medical device and may be subject to regulation by the FDA if "the intended use of a mobile app is for the diagnosis of a disease or other conditions, or the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or if it is intended to affect the structure or function of the body of man Medical Devices ... FDA Oversight for Medical Devices The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a division of USDHHS, is responsible for regulating medical devices to ensure public safety. Another federal regulatory agency with a role in the privacy and security of healthcare data is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA oversees the safety of medical devices, which includes addressing the management of cybersecurity risks and hospital network security Privacy n important issue related to personal information, about the owner or about other individuals, that focuses on sharing this information with others electronically and the mechanisms that restrict access to this personal information. Confidentiality The mandate that all personal information be safeguarded by ensuring that access is limited to only those who are authorized to view that information. Cyber Security the body of technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access