Health Care and Information Ethics: Protecting Fundamental Human Rights [Paperback]

Audrey R. Chapman (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 155612922X | ISBN-13: 978-1556129223 | Edition: 1

This volume brings together experts in the fields of information ethics and health care to explore the impactions of these challenges as they impact what kind of care will be available, who will receive health care, and how the care is monitored. This fascinating study grew out of a project sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Editorial Reviews

Review

Major changes are taking place within this country's health care system, many of them brought on by the application of computer technology to facilitate storage of and access to medical records. These computerized health care information systems pose a challenge to the protection and promotion of human rights. Four fundamental human rights (universality, privacy, nondiscrimination, and consent) may be profoundly affected by the manner in which these computerized databases are used and interpreted. Health Care And Information Ethics: Protecting Fundamental Human Rights brings together experts in the fields of information ethics and health care to explore the implications of these challenges as they impact what kind of care will be available, who will receive that care, and how the care is monitored. This fascinating study grew out of a project sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Health Care And Information Ethics is an impressive and much needed contribution to the national dialogue over contemporary health care and medical issues. -- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Audrey R. Chapman is former Director of the Science and Human Rights Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ.

Product Details

• Paperback: 482 pages
• Publisher: Sheed & Ward; 1 edition (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155612922X
• ISBN-13: 978-1556129223
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,411,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)