Question

what are legal requirements and ethical issues in capturing and analyzing digital images in health sector

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Digital imaging is a process of capturing images of the human body for diagnostic and treatment purposes.It includes MRI, CT scan, ultrasound,angiography,mammography,radiography,fluoroscopy etc.

legal requirements in capturing and analyzing digital images

1.Informed consent from the patient.

2.Privacy of the patient to be maintained.

3.Dignity and rights of the patient are given priority.

4.Highly skilled professional is required to take the digital images of the patient.

5.The images must be stored in a safe place.

6.confidentaility of the patient's identity must be maintained.

7.The patient's images must not be shared with any anonymous person.

8.Right to withdraw consent anytime during the procedure.

Ethical issues in capturing and analyzing digital images in health

1.Confidentiality: The health care professional must ensure the confidentiality of the images which are taken for diagnostic and treatment purposes

2.Trust and beneficence: The patient and healthcare professional must develop trust in each other while undergoing any digital imaging and it must always benefit the patient

3.malpractice and professional negligence: The concern now a day is malpractice eg: Prenatal screening

4.Professional negligence: Care must be taken to avoid any minor errors.

5.storage of the images: Digitally it should be stored and copyrighted.