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IMIA Ethics(International Medical Interpreters

Association)

Prepared by:

Vanessa B. Varona, RN, MAN

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The IMIAwas the first organization to author

an ethicalcode of conduct specifically for

medical interpreters. Multiple codes

of ethicshave since followed.

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IMIA Code of Ethics for Health Information

Professionals was approved at its General Assemblymeeting last October 4, 2002 in Taipei, Taiwan.

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The "code" is the culmination of severalyears of a global collaborative effort led by

IMIAs working Group on Data Protection in

Health Information,

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Principles

1. Principle of Autonomy

2. Principle of Equality and Justice

3. Principle of Beneficence

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4. Principle of Non-Malifeasence

5.Principle of Impossibility

6. Principle of Integrity

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General Principles of Informatics Ethic

1. Principle of Information-Privacy and Disposition

Privacy and control over

collection, storage, access,

use, communication,manipulation and

disposition

2. Principle of Openness

Disclosure of data in anappropriate and timely

manner

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General Principles of Informatics Ethic

3. Principle of Security Protection against loss, degradation, unauthorized

destruction

4. Principle of Access

Subject has the right to access record and right to

correct with respect to accurateness and completeness

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General Principles of Informatics Ethic

5. Principle ofLegitimateInfringement

Copyright, patent and

trademark infringement6. Principle of the

Least IntrusiveAlternative

7. Principle ofAccountability

Any infringement of theprivacy must be justified