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Social Justice & Digital Health Policies
Jasmine Kang, James Kim, Camila Jaramillo, Jenn Kennedy
Definition
How Are Policies Formed?
Who is Responsible for Health Policies?
- “Ontario’s health information legislation requires custodians to transfer PHI in a secure manner” (Canada Health Infoway).
- The EHR Security Policy by ehealth Ontario states that Institutions and organizations must protect the EHRs against theft, loss, unauthorized use, disclosure of personal health information, unauthorized copying, modification and disposal. The institutions must “protect the integrity, security and confidentiality of the personal health information contained in the electronic health record” (Goodman, 2012).
1. Acceptable Use of Information and Information Technology
2. Cryptography
3. Electronic Service Providers
4. Information and Asset Management
5. Information Security Incident Management
6. Information Security Training
7. Network and Operations
8. Privacy and Security Assurance
9. Threat Risk Management
Fred, a senior whose first language is not English lives at a retirement facility and he would like to access his EHR. Steve, the nurse on staff, does not offer Fred the same opportunities to access the computers because he is not comfortable helping Fred because of the language barrier. From a nursing perspective does this scenario speak to issues of social justice or digital health policy?
What is Social Justice?
- The Canadian Nurses Association (2010) defines social justice as "the equitable or fair distribution of society's benefits, responsibilities and consequences".
- In their conceptualization, they see social justice as grounded in four key ideas:
1. Fairness
2. Relative position or social advantage
3.Understanding inequities in society
4.Taking action to eliminate those inequities
(CNA, 2010)
6 hrs
This is what happens when we remove barriers in society!!! :)
("Equality, Equity, and Justice", n.d.)
CNA and 2,548 others
...Keeping in mind social justice issues to engage in social criticism and social change. Focusing in the analysis, critique and change of social structures, policies, laws, customs, power, and privilege that disadvantage or harm vulnerable social groups through marginalization, exclusion, exploitation, and voicelessness. (Fawcett, 2019)
-It is not only an important component in improving the quality of health care but also an integral portion of fulfilling our standards of practice to protect and promote the health and well being of the public (CNO, 2009)
What Walter (2017) found is that because of increasing complexities of power and privilege, and the dynamic priorities of Western Societies today, nursing finds itself in difficult territory when it comes to engaging in social justice.
Can anyone think of ways to motivate current and future nurses to engage in advocacy and social justice action?
...It allows local activists to expand their reach globally. As nurses we just need to remember that technology that supports advocacy requires 4 functions: Research, Educating the public, Recruiting and organizing, and applying power to decision makers (McNutt, 2018)