The Army's Medical Ethical Dilemma with Patient Rights

Abstract

In this paper we will discuss the ethical issues of a patients autonomous right to Self determination of treatment, in other words should a physician decide what treatment plan a patient be provided without the input from their patient. Is this loss of a patients right to self determination ever ethical and if so should it be only if the patient is mentally competent to make that decision or under all combat situations. We will also explore a second ethical question; with the advancements in technology today in the Army's health records system, and continued security risks in a web based world. Is the Army ethically right in it's efforts to shift to a digitized medical records and if so do the benefits out way the risk? These are the issue discussed in this paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
AD1134143

Entities

People

  • Louis Gholston

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Battlefields
  • Biological Sciences
  • Emergencies
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Judgment
  • Medical Personnel
  • Medical Specialties
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Organizations
  • Philosophy
  • Physicians
  • Prejudice
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • Therapy
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Strategic Security Studies