Reference:
Fremgen, B. F. (2012). Medical law and ethics: An interactive look at the decision, dilemmas, and regulations in healthcare practice today (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Consider a health care organization that is unable to meet all of its relevant regulatory requirements. Answer the following questions about this organization…
What is incremental analysis? Provide an example of how incremental analysis might be used to make business decisions.…
References: Edge, R. S., & Groves J. R. (2007). Ethics of health care: A guide for clinical practice. Clifton, NY: Thomson. ISBN: 9781408031766…
1. Differences between audits of governmental agencies and not-for-profit entities relate to the difference in audit standards for these entities. Government auditing standards as established by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) are stricter and provide enhanced standards for audits of governmental entities, government auditors are required to have a higher degree of independence than not-for-profit auditors and government auditors must obtain more continuing professional education credits hours than not-for-profit auditors. In addition to the enhanced requirements stated above, governmental accounting standards also require auditors to design their audits to be able to detect noncompliance with contracts and grants. GAO standards also require enhanced standards with regard to evidence in audit workpapers and reporting.…
Discussion Questions help students think about the assigned readings/nongraded activities and their own perspective on certain topics. DQs must be 125 to 200 words in length and use proper English.…
Topic 1 reviews some of the major differences between undergraduate and graduate studies. How do you think your graduate educational experience will differ from your undergraduate experience? How would you describe a graduate learning community? What are the key components of a learning community and how might a graduate learning community differ from an undergraduate learning community?…
Greenwood, B. (2015). Legal & Ethical Issues that Health Care Professionals Face. Retrieved from Legal & Ethical Issues that Health Care Professionals Face: Legal & Ethical Issues that Health Care Professionals Face…
“Jerry McCall is Dr. Williams’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium, an antidepressant medication, called in right away to his pharmacy, since he is leaving for the airport in thirty minutes. He says that Dr. Williams is a personal friend and always gives him a small supply of Valium when he has to fly. No one except Jerry is in the office at this time” (Bonnie, 2009, P. 85)…
What is your evaluation of the effectiveness of the U.S. health care system in the context of delivery, finance, management, and/or sustainability? What are the issues that prompted a need for health care reform? Support your answer with a credible data reference. Do not use a reference already used by another student.…
This paper is being submitted on July 29, 2012 for Carol Taylor’s M230 Medical Law and Ethics course.…
Review the scenarios in Appendix D. Imagine yourself as a human services worker in each of these scenarios. Which theoretical approach would most influence your reaction in each situation and why? Beyond theoretical approaches, what tactics would you use in the real world to improve these situations.…
Steinbock, B., London, A., & Arras, J. (2013). Ethical issues in modern medicine: contemporary readings in bioethics (8th ed). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.…
References: Fremgen, B (2009). Medical Law and Ethics. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.…
Bibliography: Tong, R. (2007). New Perspective in Healthcare Ethics. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.…
Medical Ethics is an important issue in society and the medical field. Typically medical professionals are expected to behave in an ideal way in which they are devoted to protecting the welfare of patients. It is expected that doctors behave ideally by following the ethical codes perfectly. However, some physicians have begun to act on a patient’s needs without his or her consent or knowledge. According to the American Medical Association, medical ethics is a policy used to “improve patient care and health of the public by examining and promoting physician professionalism” (Jeremy, 2012). However, some physicians take an action without the patient’s consent and while barely knowing their patients in a personal way. This behavior strays away from what the ideal physician should be and may violate the ideas behind what medical ethics should be. Medical ethics should be followed because it is there to protect patients’ rights and is a topic that is important to research because it is important in our society because we are trained to trust our doctors because we assume they are looking at our best…