Before you begin, save this document to your computer. You will need to submit your answers in the area indicated below. As a member of a medical professional team, you will work closely with many physicians. As you have read this week, guarding the physician-patient relationship is serious business. In this assignment you will practice what you have learned in chapters 5 and 7 in the Medical Law and Ethics textbook: Federal privacy laws that pertain to healthcare and the "Patient's Bill of Rights" Privacy, confidentiality, and privileged communications Filing birth and death certificates Examples of communicable diseases which must be reported to local, state and/or federal authorities The Controlled Substance Act Tips for answering …show more content…
There will be no official cause of death released by this office at this time while awaiting the final findings of the Coroners office. We would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr. Williams and ask that the public and press give them some time and space to deal with the huge lost of Mr. Williams. Media inquiries should be directed to the medical offices of Dr. Williams at 333-090-9876 (See next page for part 2) Question 2: How soon after death does a death certificate have to be signed? 10 points Directions to complete Question 2: Respond to the question using your own words Answer: It varies from state to state but usually in within 24-72 hours of the death and depending on the circumstances surrounding the death. Type your answer here (See next page for part 3) Question 3: Match the following terms and definitions: 20 points Directions to complete Question 3: Click on “Choose an item” and click on the down arrow to access the letter selections. You can use each letter only once. 1. Data- B 2. Coroner- E 3. Schedule II drug- H 4. Postmortem- A 5. Schedule I drug- G 6. Addiction- C 7. Inquest- J 8. DPT- D 9. STDs- I 10. Public duty- F A. After death B. Statistics C. Physical dependence D. Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus toxoid vaccine E. Public health official who investigates cause of death F. Report child
Write a 100- to 200-word response to each of the following questions. Provide citations for all the sources you use.
This concept is taken from module 1 of block 6 entitled “Ethical Issues in Nursing Practice”.
Select an ethical dilemma related to health policy from the categories of moral values, professional regulation, health of individuals in society, or distributive justice. What are the controversies surrounding this issue? What are the opposing ethical principles? How has past or current health policy addressed this dilemma? Support your reasoning with reference citations.
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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page
2) Limits: The Role of Law in Bioethical Decisionmaking, by Roger B. Dworkin (Indiana, 1996) & Strangers at the Bedside: A History of How Law and Bioethics Transformed the Practice of Medicine, by David J. Rothman (Harper-Collins, 1991). [These are available for background material.--on reserve at the Law Library & the Center for Bioethics]
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De Bord, J. (2014). ETHICS IN MEDICINE University of Washington School of Medicine. Retrieved from https://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/consent.html
(TCO H) Ethics is defined by Pozgar as "a branch of philosophy that deals with values relating to human contact with respect to the rightness and wrongness of actions and the goodness and badness of motives and ends." Describe two ethical dilemmas you may encounter in a healthcare setting related to patient care. In the description, define at least one law or regulation that may apply to each ethical dilemma. (Points : 35)
HIPAA (Health Insurance and Portability Act of 1996), outlines rules, regulations and the rights of patients to access their healthcare information such as notifications of privacy practices, copying and viewing medical records, and amendments. This paper explains why confidentiality is important today and discusses recourses patients can use if they believe their privacy has been violated. This paper will also discuss criminal and civil penalties’ that can occur for breaking HIPAA privacy rules.
Part Two- Describe how to manage risks associated with conflicts or dilemmas between an individual’s rights and the duty of care.
As an employee in the healthcare industry, you may be faced with legal and ethical dilemmas. Sometimes laws may put the healthcare worker in a position that may be unethical to perform, in their eyes. There are certain laws that are passed to protect the health care worker as well as the patients. Each healthcare worker must know their rights and responsibilities to the patient and patients must know their rights in accessing the appropriate treatment. I will discuss a few legal and ethical issues regarding the laws concerning conscience clause, respondeat superior, and scope of practice.
This research paper is being submitted on March 3th, 2013, for Milo Sampson’s M230/HSC2641 Section 04 - Medical Law and Ethics class.
The essay will discuss the ETHICS IN MEDICINE : The Relationship Between Law and Medical Ethics: