decisions are never easy for anyone involved. The CEO of the hospital, Felicia Larue, has asked for a briefing on the status of the patient and alternative methods to protect the patient’s rights and minimize the hospital’s explore. When the patient is unable to speak for self, it becomes the responsibility of a surrogate to decide the best interest of the patient. There are two conflicting views that cause major agitation for the hospital and the doctors in charge of the patient’s care. Fact one,
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Running head: SPRITUALITY NEED ASSESMENT Spirituality Need Assessment Elsamma Philip Grand Canyon University HLT- 310 V Verree Laughlin June 10, 2012 Spirituality Need Assessment Introduction Numerous studies conducted showed positive correlation between spirituality and treatment outcomes (Oakley, P.T., D.H.Sc, Katz, Sauer, Dent, & Millar, 2010). Therefore spiritual needs of the patient must be meet by the healthcare professional. The spiritual needs of
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Health Insurance- Blessing for people with busy life The word insurance truly mentions security. Security against life, health, family,vehicle,homes, shops,etc. In earlier years, there was no need to this kind of thing for the protection. I am talking about days of our grandfathers or may be even before that. The life was so great and slow, nothing to worry about any future, would involve in their daily occupational jobs like farming and living life in their own way. But it is said that nothing
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DQ 1 1. In the Moore case, a dissented judge wrote: “one searches…in vain for a description of “unprofessional conduct” even in general terms. Herein lies the difficulty with the instant matter. A hospital should not be permitted to adopt standards for the exclusion of doctors which are so vague and ambiguous as to provide a substantial danger of arbitrary discrimination in their application. “Do you believe the author of that opinion would dissent in the Leach case as well? Why or why not?
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I work at a hospital and physician, by tradition, had total responsibility for decisions about patient management. Recommendations received from the nurse were among the many forms of data the physician used in decision making. However, for these recommendations to be acceptable to the physician, the nurse had to offer them in a manner that was not presumptuous. The nurse had to appear passive while taking initiatives and making significant recommendations; in requesting the nurse's recommendations
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range of financial situations in healthcare. The Veterans Hospital Administration (VHA) usually requires no payment for veterans. Hospitals are a varied mix due to the patient’s insurance and payment options. Even with an excellent insurance plan, many patient, find they pay a significant co-payment along with insurance. With a surgical procedure, they may be paying anesthesia, x-ray, the physician, the surgical suite and the hospital stay. Most people are fairly shocked at being billed by so
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Running Head: COOPER GREEN HOSPITAL Cooper Green Hospital and the Community Care Plan Strayer University Health Economics April 20, 2012 Dr. Mountasser Kadrie 1. Discuss six (6) unique problems associated with delivering health care to an indigent population. Delivering health care to an indigent population can be problematic with there being more patients needing care than there are providers. "Safety net providers had a large Medicaid and indigent care caseloads relative to other
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Introduction During the time of a severe snow storm the Chief Officer of a non-profit community hospital was out of the country on vacation. A majority of the staff could not make it in for their shifts. Patient units were understaffed and the day shift personnel were forced to work overtime. The nurse on duty left to get dinner. As a result, several injuries from falls out of beds and a death from wrongful medication occurred. There are multiple issues in question in this scenario. The objective
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Administrative Ethics Paper One of the largest problems in the health care industry is patient privacy. Many different and potentially serious issues can arise from violating a patient’s privacy. Not too many years ago, there was no specific law that protected patient rights and privacy. In August of 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), was created by former President Bill Clinton (Physicians Billing Associates International, 2006). The HIPPA Act includes provisions
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creativity, innovation and new ways of doing things. I feel that change is something that is constantly needed especially in the medical field. I read many articles on medical errors and have seen how the hospitals that I have gone for clinicals are making an effort through change to correct them. Hospitals have gone from written medical orders to computerized orders, nurse and doctors order are computerized as well. These new ways will decrease errors and provide patient with the care they deserve. I have
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