Ethical issues regarding social media usage in

healthcare
1. Establishing a patient-physician-online relationship is ethically
questionable. patients may have unrestricted access to their
doctor’s personal information as it is provided on the Internet.
This issue violate,
• Principle of privacy and confidentiality
-Individual has the right limit access by others to aspects of their
person that can include thoughts, identifying information, and privacy
information.
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2. Appointments made online, health information and even
examination results can be distributed by e-mail. Communication
via the Internet is conflicted with a couple of ethical issues since
technologies impact data privacy and security. Poor security caused
leakage patient’s private information.
This issue violate,
• Principle of privacy and confidentiality
-Individual has the right limit access by others to aspects of their
person that can include thoughts, identifying information, and privacy
information.
• Principle of vulnerability
-Disclosure of individual information can bring negative effect to
patient. It can affect patient mentality.
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3. Using Internet certificates and Internet badges to demonstrate non-
accredited health care services may be ethically questionable.
This issue violate,
• Principle of human right
- Have the right to get the best treatment and professional service.
• Principle of vulnerability.
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4. Health care practitioner posting pictures of patients on social media with the
intention of sharing. Such as patient’s physical appearance and body parts.
This issue violate,
• Principle of privacy and confidentiality
-Individual has the right limit access by others to aspects of their person that can
include thoughts, identifying information, and privacy information.
- Health care practitioner should protect patient’s privacy.
• Principle of vulnerability
- Posting of patient’s private information on social media can bring negative effect
to patient. It can affect patient mentality.
- No individuals should risk harm due to disclosure of their private information.
• Principle of human right
-No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with disclosure of his or her
privacy.
- Individual has the right to be respect.
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5. Patients seek medical advice from other patients or clinicians from
around the world through social networks such as Facebook and
Twitter.
This issue violate,
• Principle of vulnerability
- Posting of private information on social media can bring negative
effect to an individual’s mentally.
- This will cause unnecessary issue such as criticize from other.
 Social media etiquette for professionals
• Pick a professional screen name.
• Create a professional profile.
• Keep personal and professional posts separate.
• Be nice.
• Do not send winks, pokes, virtual martinis, or invitations for your
business contacts to play online games
• Never post anything when too Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired.
• Do not be a stalker.
• Use spell check.
1. Xiao hai zi,vulnerability. With intention to share the picture and result.
eg: blue sclera.
2. Doctor patient
3. Picture
4. Certificate
5. Vulnerability
6. Human right
7. P&c
8. Beneficence and non malefiecient
9. Autonomy
10. justice