Project Description

Client Instruction – APA Format Medical Research Paper

Title: The Ethical Concerns Surrounding Big Data in Healthcare

🔹 Objective:

Write a research paper analyzing the ethical implications of using big data in healthcare. Discuss benefits, risks, and major ethical concerns such as privacy, consent, data ownership, and bias in algorithms.

🔹 Paper Requirements:

• Format: APA 7th edition

• Length: 1–2 pages (excluding title and reference pages)

• Sources: Minimum of 5 scholarly, peer-reviewed sources (within the last 5–7 years)

• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, double-spaced, 1-inch margins

• Include APA in-text citations and a reference list

🔹 Structure:

1. Title Page (APA format)

2. Abstract (150–250 words)

3. Introduction – Brief overview of big data in healthcare and why ethics matter

4. Main Body

   • Benefits and use of big data in medicine

   • Ethical concerns:

     • Patient privacy and data breaches

     • Informed consent

     • Data bias and inequality

     • Data ownership and accountability

5. Conclusion – Summarize findings and propose recommendations for ethical data use

6. References – APA formatted