[Verified Answer]: Case Study II. External Relationships The owne

Case Study II. External Relationships The owner of a consulting firm is awarded a contract to act as interim HIM director for an organization. Generally, the organization has had very little turnover within the position until the former director retired. However, the department has always outsourced its (Release of Information) ROI services. The interim director’s company is technically a competitor of the company, which provides the ROI. The interim director’s consulting firm submitted bids to the previous director for the ROI contract, but to no avail due to their pricing structure. Now, the interim director has access to the contract language for the existing ROI contract. Suddenly, the managing director of the ROI receives a 30-day notification that their services will no longer be used at the facility. Is there an ethical violation, dilemma, or concern? This scenario contains an ethical concern. The interim director has “insider” information regarding contract terms. It is unclear to what company the new contract for ROI has been awarded. If an assumption is made that it is the company the interim director owns, then this would be unethical and a clear conflict of interest. give a brief summary of the importance of Ethics and how it affects the Health Information Profession.