You have likely received one or more “data usage” e-mail or web notices from cre

You have likely received one or more “data usage” e-mail or web notices from credit card companies, banks, or other organizations. The purpose of this notice is to inform you of some changes in the way that the organization manages and uses your customer data. Many of these notices read like legal documents, and while no one wants their data to be misused, the tendency is for consumers to scroll and accept the terms with a mouse click. Depending on their condition during care, patients may sometimes be even less engaged with the policies in place regarding their data. They certainly do not want their data to be misused, as healthcare data can be personal (related to treatment) and/or subject to theft (related to finances). Photo Credit: [efks]/[iStock / Getty Images Plus]/Getty Images Healthcare organizations are ever mindful of regulations regarding appropriate use. But there can be a conflict between the need to protect data and the potential benefit of its use. This conflict can raise issues of ethics. In this Discussion, you consider the ethical questions that should be addressed when applying data warehousing, big data, and data mining in health care practice. You also propose approaches to best addressing these types of questions in healthcare settings. Post a description of any reservations that you have or ethical issues you foresee in using data mining and information sharing to provide healthcare information. What approaches and strategies could be used to address those concerns and why? Justify your responses.