The ethical standard which was violated by the IT staff at a hospital is: confidentiality.
PHI is an acronym for protected health information and it can be defined as any form of health information for a patient that mustn't be disclosed without the patient's knowledge, approval (consent) or used for the payment of health care insurance for employees.
This ultimately implies that, it is an ethical standard for all health workers to keep and protect protected health information under normal working conditions because they are confidential in nature with respect to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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