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Explore ‘Health IT Body of Knowledge’
Content is comprised of articles, tools and guidelines from HIMSS and
other authoritative sources. Each document has been reviewed by content
experts to ensure credibility, accuracy and completeness. More than two
dozen topic areas are covered in the Health IT Body of Knowledge,
including patient- and business-centered systems, strategy and planning,
project management, privacy & security and workforce development. More
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
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http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.