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Question

1. The obligation of a medical coder to keep a patient's medical information confidential is an example of the___________ theory of ethics

A. duty x
B. consequentialist
C. confidentiality
D. virtue

My answer is A. duty
I am a bit confused. I know that duty theory has to do with a person's obligation from the viewpoint of morality. Virtue theory pertains to the character of a person related to the virtues that he or she possesses. The consequentialist theory is based on the consequences of an individual's actions based on their own ethics and morals.

Answer 1

duty is correct.