A medical assistant must give consistent results and fail safely. Which principle does this describe?
Why B is the answer
Reliability and safety
Reliability and safety covers consistent behavior, especially where a failure could cause harm.
In detail
- Consistent results and safe failure are reliability and safety.
- Plan how the system fails, not only how it works.
Use case
An illustrative scenario, not a real incident.
A medical assistant must not guess when unsure. It gives consistent results and hands off to a clinician, which is reliability and safety.
See it in different ways
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Fairness
Reliability and safety
Privacy and security
Inclusiveness
Transparency
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Fairness
Treats groups equally
Reliability and safety
Consistent, fails safely
Privacy and security
Protects data
Inclusiveness
Works for everyone
Transparency
Can be explained
Accountability
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Q{"Is the system sure?"}
Q -->|"Yes"| A0["Give the result"]
Q -->|"No"| A1["Hand off to a clinician"]Key point: Consistent and safe failure is reliability and safety.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Accountability
- Accountability is about who answers for the system.
- C. Transparency
- Transparency is about being understood.
- D. Fairness toward each of the user groups
- Fairness is about equal treatment.