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  • Medical Informatics
  • Bioethics
  • Health Policy

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  • Electronic health records (EHRs) are increasingly adopted in healthcare settings.
  • EHRs are associated with potential benefits like improved access, quality, and cost reduction.
  • However, the consistent demonstration of these benefits remains under investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the ethical issues and conflicts arising from the implementation of EHRs.
  • To examine the impact of EHRs on core ethical principles: beneficence, autonomy, fidelity, and justice.
  • To provide recommendations for healthcare personnel, leaders, and policymakers.

Main Methods:

  • Ethical analysis of EHR implementation.
  • Review of potential conflicts between EHR functionalities and established ethical principles.
  • Identification of challenges related to data sharing, security, and equitable access.

Main Results:

  • EHRs may conflict with beneficence if benefits like improved access and cost reduction are not consistently realized.
  • Patient autonomy is threatened by data sharing without consent, and fidelity is breached by data exposure.
  • Justice concerns arise from unequal access to health information resources based on socioeconomic factors.

Conclusions:

  • EHRs introduce complex ethical dilemmas that require careful consideration.
  • Proactive discussion and resolution of ethical conflicts are necessary before widespread negative impacts occur.
  • Recommendations are needed to guide ethical EHR adoption and management.