Exam CISSP topic 1 question 408 discussion

The ethical principle that is violated by a medical analyst who independently provides protected health information (PHI) to an external marketing organization is informed consent. Informed consent is the principle that every medical professional should allow the patient to retain control over their body and their data, and that the patient should be informed of and agree to any use or disclosure of their PHI. By providing PHI to an external organization without the patient’s knowledge and consent, the medical analyst is violating the patient’s right to privacy and autonomy.

Based on the CISSP Official Study Guide, the violation of providing PHI to an external marketing organization without patient consent touches upon several ethical principles. Let's clarify the key principles involved: Informed Consent: This principle emphasizes that individuals must be informed about how their personal data will be used and must give explicit permission for its use. Providing PHI without the patient’s consent directly violates this principle. Privacy Regulations: Legal frameworks like HIPAA in the U.S. strictly regulate the handling and sharing of PHI. Sharing PHI without proper authorization is a direct violation of these regulations. Considering both points, your selected answer, B. Informed consent, is indeed valid as it directly addresses the ethical principle of ensuring that patients are aware of and agree to any use or disclosure of their PHI. However, it is also closely tied to privacy regulations (answer D), which legally enforce this ethical principle.

D is not a Principle

Answer: B - Informed Consent. Key word: Ethical Principle. Privacy Regulations - Laws Informed Consent - Ethical Principle

Privacy regulations. D

Ethical principal: Informed Conset Law: Privacy regulations

Ethical principal: Informed Conset Law: Privacy regulations

Answer D) Privacy regulations The ethical principle that was violated was CONSENT....and consent is legally part of privacy regulations. Informed Consent is about giving permission to have a procedure done to yourself once you get all the PROs/CONs of the procedure without being lied to...and not really about giving permission to share your records.

Informed consent is both an ethical and legal obligation of medical practitioners in the US and originates from the patient's right to direct what happens to their body. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430827/#:~:text=The%20patient%20must%20be%20competent,what%20happens%20to%20their%20body.

B. Informed consent" is the best choice. The question is asking for an "ethical principle" rather than a "regulation". "Informed consent" aligns more closely with being an ethical principle rather than a regulation. Informed consent is a fundamental ethical principle in healthcare that emphasizes patient autonomy and their right to make decisions about their medical information and treatment. If the question was asking for what "regulation", i would have gone with D. But since it's asking for what "ethical principle", i'm going with B. informed consent.

I think d. B is not information security

Informed consent is a medical principle. It has nothing to do with Information Security

B is right. I first went with D but HIPAA is a law. The question asks for ethics, and informed consent is an ethical principle. "Informed consent is one of the founding principles of research ethics. " https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/governance/ethics/resources/consent#:~:text=Informed%20consent%20is%20one%20of,before%20they%20enter%20the%20research.

Consent to collect is different from privacy protection. The violation is with privacy not consent.

Definitely D

The unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) to an external marketing organization is a violation of the privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The privacy regulations require that PHI be kept confidential and only disclosed for specific purposes, such as treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, or with the patient's explicit authorization. The unauthorized disclosure of PHI violates the patient's right to privacy and confidentiality. Therefore, option D, Privacy regulations, is the correct answer.

I go with D The principle of informed consent is important but it pertains more to the process of obtaining a patient's consent to use or disclose their PHI, rather than the unauthorized disclosure of PHI by a medical analyst.