Negligence and Medical Malpractice

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Topic: Negligence and Medical Malpractice

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

A thread of at least 1,000 words in response to the provided case study threads. Each thread and reply must reference at least 3 scholarly sources and follow current APA format (including both in-text citations and a reference list). You must also support each thread and reply with thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, and comparing/contrasting concepts and include thorough biblical worldview integration

 

View the assigned Healthcare Law LearnScape interactive episode in the Jones & Bartlett website (DB2 LearnScape Case Study). You will be presented with a negligence case stemming from an incident in the hospital. You must interview staff members and work with the General Counsel to determine the hospital’s liability for negligence and medical malpractice.

Prompt: Based on the information you gathered from the LearnScape video interviews, on your research, and on a biblical worldview, analyze this incident and write your recommendation to the Chief Counsel regarding negligence/malpractice liability. Directly address the 4 elements required to prove negligence:

1.       Duty to care

2.       Breach of duty

3.       Injury

 

4.       Causation (specifically foreseeability)

 

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proposal- discuss measurement

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Based on your proposal- discuss measurement methods for your proposed study. Include a discussion on reliability, validity, scoring and level of measurement of the instruments. If applicable discuss the precision and accuracy of physiological measures

Provide a copy of all data collection tools. You will need to create templates of all data collection sheets for the proposed study. These are included in the appendices of your study. If you do not have a copy state how you are trying to obtain it. Some tools cost money to use- if that is the case just name the tool- the price and the contact information for obtaining the tool. You do not have to purchase it. Discuss copyright and permission to use your tools

 

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developed country

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  • Choose a developed country and discuss how its model of health care (e.g., national health insurance, national health system, or socialized health insurance) differs from that of the United States.
  • Discuss some of the strengthens and weaknesses of that model in comparison to what is offered in the United States.

 

PART 2 (500 WORDS AND 1 SCHOLARLY REFERENCE)

 

Public and private health insurance plays a very significant role in the delivery and funding or reimbursement of health care services, making it very important that all health care professionals understand, at a minimum, the basics of health insurance. For this assignment, you are required to discuss the following:

 

  • Provide a definition of both private and public health insurance, and discuss the differences between private and public health insurance.
  • Choose 1 public health insurance program (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, or Children’s Health Insurance Program), and discuss the basics of that program and the financial impact it has had on health care delivery in the United States.

 

PART 3 (500 WORDS AND 1 SCHOLARLY REFERENCE)

 

Technology in health care has made it possible for patients to use devices to access their medical information, monitor vital signs, take tests at home, and carry out a plethora of other tasks that could only previously be conducted inside the doctor’s office (Topol, 2013). This enhanced technology is one of the many reasons that there has been a shift from inpatient to outpatient care. Although patients have benefited greatly from health care technology, there are also downsides to technology, such as how it has affected the cost of care. For this Discussion Board assignment, you should complete the following:

 

  • Provide a definition of outpatient care.
  • Discuss 2–3 ways in which technological innovations have impacted, or will impact, the delivery of care in the United States.
  • Discuss 2–3 ways in which technology has had, or is expected to have, a detrimental impact on the delivery of care.

 

PART 4 (500 WORDS AND 1 SCHOLARLY REFERENCE)

 

In most other countries in the world, government plays a central role in covering health care needs; however, in the United States, the private sector (in the form of employer-sponsored health insurance) serves as the dominant form of medical coverage. For this assignment, discuss the following:

 

  • Describe and discuss some of the ethical concerns or problems that exist because of the dominant form of employer-sponsored health insurance.
  • Discuss reform actions that the U.S. government has taken to reduce the ethical concerns or problems that you discussed.
  • Define the ethical principle of justice, and discuss its role in the U.S. health care system.
 

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healthcare professional,

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As a healthcare professional, you will be a part of an Interdisciplinary team. That team will communicate together about the patient from different points of view in order to provide the best treatment plan.

You will choose two allied health specialties from either The Association of Schools for Allied Health Professions website or the textbook. Write a paper of 500-750 words addressing the specialties that would interact during a typical workday in a hospital, a long-term care facility, and an outpatient clinic. You will specifically address three out of the following six questions in your paper:

  1. What is their function?
  2. How does it affect your specialty?
  3. How does it affect the patient?
  4. If a facility did not have a  particular specialty, who would be able to take over that function?
  5. Would you be willing to be cross-trained for the function?
  6. Is there a written policy for coverage issues?
 

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health screening

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In this assignment, you will be completing a comprehensive health screening and history on a young adult. To complete this assignment, do the following:

Select an adolescent or young adult client on whom to perform a health screening and history. Students who do not work in an acute setting may “practice” these skills with a patient, community member, neighbor, friend, colleague, or loved one.

Complete the “Health History and Screening of an Adolescent or Young Adult Client” worksheet.

Complete the assignment as outlined on the worksheet, including:

  1. Biographical data
  2. Past health history
  3. Family history: Obstetrics history (if applicable) and well young adult behavioral health history screening
  4. Review of systems
  5. All components of the health history
  6. Three nursing diagnoses for this client based on the health history and screening (one actual nursing diagnosis, one wellness nursing diagnosis, and one “risk for” nursing diagnosis)
  7. Rationale for the choice of each nursing diagnosis.
  8. A wellness plan for the adolescent/young adult client, using the three nursing diagnoses you have identified.

Format the write-up in a manner that is easily read, computer-generated, neat, and without spelling errors. Use correct acronyms or abbreviations when indicated.

 

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Automated Pharmacy

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Automated Pharmacy Case Study

As the director of pharmacy for CMC, you have been experiencing an increase in drug cost of approximately eight to ten percent per year for the past three years. The annual pharmacy drug cost has increased from $10,300,000 to $16,800,000 in the past five years. The hospital is experiencing an increase in drug cost even though actual drug usage has remained stable.

Along with the increase in drug cost, drug related errors have also increased. Patient safety has become an even more serious issue. As you know, patient safety is the number one item on the national health care agenda for the next several years.

At the hospital the number of dispensing errors has increased by two percent during the past twelve months. The registered nurses who are administering the drugs have discovered many of the dispensing errors; however, the ones not discovered resulted in patients getting the wrong drug, wrong dosage, and/or the wrong frequency. When the overall drug error rate was analyzed, it was found that dispensing errors in the pharmacy were the number one cause. The overall drug error rate had increased from three percent to five percent.

Fortunately most of the dispensing errors were discovered before the medications were administered to the patients. When the incorrect drugs were administered, it resulted in adverse effects in three cases. One patient received the right medication but the wrong dosage because the medication label was incorrect. This patient had to be admitted overnight to the Intensive Care Unit for intense cardiac and respiratory monitoring. The patient stayed in ICU for approximately twenty four hours. Another patient received the wrong medication on the day of planned discharge and had to remain in the hospital for an additional day, though only for observation. In the third case, the patient had reported that he was allergic to a certain category of drugs, but nonetheless received a drug of that type. He had an adverse reaction–a rash–which delayed his discharge by one day.

On the basis of your understanding of the above case study, express your views on the following:

  • What measures should be adopted to reduce the overall drug error rate in the hospital?
  • What special benefits should be given to the patients who have suffered due to negligence by the hospital staff for wrong drug administration and other reasons?
  • In your opinion, should the hospital staff who were responsible for the dispensing errors be held personally liable for the errors? Why or why not?
 

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E-Prescribing

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E-Prescribing

E-prescribing is the transmission of prescription or prescription-related information using electronic media between a prescriber, dispenser, pharmacy benefit manager, or health plan, either directly or through an intermediary, including an e-prescribing network.

In an effort to understand the benefits and cautions about e-prescribing, conduct thorough research. For your Dropbox assignment, create a 4- to 5-page report in Microsoft Word document consisting of your research findings covering your responses to the following questions:

  • Evaluate three pros and three cons of e-prescribing.
  • Summarize the e-prescription standards as described by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs.
  • Evaluate the projected cost and time savings as estimated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Comment on the controversy surrounding the 2013 e-prescribing penalty.
 

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Biomedical Ethics

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Case Study on Biomedical Ethics in the Christian Narrative

Write a 1,200-1,500 word analysis of “Case Study: Healing and Autonomy.” In light of the readings, be sure to address the following questions:

  1. Under the Christian narrative and Christian vision, what sorts of issues are most pressing in this case study?
  2. Should the physician allow Mike to continue making decisions that seem to him to be irrational and harmful to James?
  3. According to the Christian narrative and the discussion of the issues of treatment refusal, patient autonomy, and organ donation in the topic readings, how might one analyze this case?
  4. According to the topic readings and lecture, how ought the Christian think about sickness and health? What should Mike as a Christian do? How should he reason about trusting God and treating James?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

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insomnia

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EP is a fifty-year-old woman who reports experiencing two to three hot flashes per day, occasionally associated with insomnia. She also states she is awakened from sleep about two to three times per week, needing to change her bedclothes and linens due to sweating. Her symptoms began about three months ago, and over that time, her symptoms have worsened to the point where they have become very bothersome. She is concerned about starting any hormonal treatment because she has read news stories that the medication is not safe. She has been successfully treated for depression and is currently doing well on paroxetine. Her current medications include omeprazole 20 mg daily, paroxetine 20 mg, Synthroid 0.075 mg daily, and hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg daily. Her physical exam is normal; her blood pressure is 128/86, her pulse is 78, and her body mass index (BMI) is 30.5. Answer the following questions:

  • Is there any additional information you would want to collect?
  • What are the variables you would take into account before deciding how to help her?
  • What treatment will you recommend?
  • What nonpharmacological treatment would you suggest?

For medications, include dosages and schedules. Include highlights of patient teaching and/or lifestyle alterations.

 

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