Question

indentify two areas in health care management that present ethical dilemmas and provide counter- piont argument, explain conflicting perspectives on each of the indentified dilemmas in detail. please answer in detail as soon as possible

Answer 1

The two areas in healthcare management that present ethical dilemmas are :-

1) Patient confidentiality : It is one of the ethical issues faced by the healthcare providers when they reports in the best interest of patients. This reporting may be in conflict with patient confidentiality. Patient confidentiality helps to recognize and protect the patient's right to privacy. There is obligation to preserve the patient confidentiality because :-

• It maintains the integrity of the doctor - patient relationship.
• It helps in avoiding the discrimination in the healthcare services.
• It respects the patient's right to privacy.

Fulfilling this obligation is, however, complex. There are some situations in which healthcare providers are forced to violate the patient confidentiality. Some reasons for this violation are :-

• In the situation where disclosure of the patient's information is in the interest of whole community.
• Obligatory disclosure may sometimes be required by a court.
• In the situation where sharing of patient's information among other healthcare professionals is required.

​​​​​​​2) Managing pediatric and elderly patients ​​​​ : There are ethical dilemmas faced by the healthcare providers in dealing with pediatric and elderly patients.

• Paediatric and elderly patients may not have decision making capacity.
• They may not understand the significance of their medical conditions.
• In some situations, they cannot give informed consent to the healthcare providers.
• In some situations, they are not able to select one choice over another.

​​​​​​​In the above situations, the ethical dilemmas occur and the families of the patients along with the medical professionals have to take their own decisions in the best interest of the patients.