...Two: Application of Ethics Within Individual Organizations | | Details | Due | Points | Objectives | 1 2.1 Describe ethical principles used in health care organizations. 2.2 Explain the relationship between an organization’s culture and ethical decision-making. 2.3 Recognize the role and importance of ethical values within an organization. | | | Readings | Read Ch. 3 & 5 of Health Care Ethics. Read Ch. 8 of Medical Law and Ethics. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.Read the Week Two Read Me First. | | | Participation | Participate in class discussion. | 4 of 7 days/wk | 1 | Discussion Questions | Respond to weekly discussion questions. | DQ 1: Day 2 (June 6, 2012) DQ 2: Day 4 (June 8, 2012) | 1 | Learning Team Instructions | Continue working on the Code of Ethics Paper due in Week Three. Review the Week Two objectives and discuss additional insights and questions that may have arisen. | | | Individual Ethics Case Study | Resource: Ethics Case Study Grading Criteria on your student website Read the case study in Ch. 4 of Medical Law and Ethics that begins, “Jerry McCall is Dr. William’s office assistant.” Prepare a 700- to 1050-word paper in which you answer the following questions: Does Jerry’s medical training qualify him to issue this refill order? Why or why not? * Would it make a difference if the medication requested were for control of high blood pressure that the...
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...Administrative Ethics HCS/335 August 13, 2012 Administrative Ethics The code of ethics for health care administrator outlines how they must behave when it comes to their professional relationship with colleagues, employees, and patients. They state that the administrator must always be respectful and honest, follow all rules and regulations, never exploit any professional relationship, and never discriminate or allow discrimination against patients ("American Academy of Medical Administrators", 2012). Administrative ethical issues continue to occur despite having the code of ethics in place. This paper will reflect on an ethical dilemma between administration and an employee as well as, discuss the solution to the dilemma. Administrative Issue A registered nurse, working as a flex pool nurse in a hospital, diverts narcotics to reduce anxiety and stress in her job. She signed out medication to patients that had not requested it and she substituted saline for drugs in syringes. When her actions were discovered she was confronted by her own administrator and the administrator of the unit she was assigned too. The nurse confessed to her behavior and asked for help, which was granted with a leave of absence and rehabilitation. The administrative issue at hand is whether the administrators should disclose confidential information concerning an employee to safeguard the patients and promote competent nursing care (Badzek, Mitchell, Marra, & Bower, 1998). The...
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...clinical skills and a keen awareness of the legal and ethical ramifications of any actions they may take or fail to take. These mandates are particularly challenging when school counselors are isolated in their settings or are so burdened with clerical and administrative tasks that they are unable to adequately address the counseling needs of the students they serve. School counselors in these situations may feel stressed and overworked and may be experiencing professional burnout. As a consequence, they can become unsure of their abilities and effectiveness and may experience erosion in their skills and competence (Crutchfield & Borders, 1997). This process runs counter to their ethical responsibility to maintain and increase their competence (American Counseling Association [ACA] 1995, Section C.2.) When school counselors fail to practice competently, this can become a legal problem as well as an ethical issue, because a malpractice lawsuit could result. Supervision can be an effective means of assisting school counselors to maintain and enhance their competence. Supervision can provide opportunities for continuing clinical-skill development, ongoing consultation regarding legal and ethical issues, and a professional support system that can mitigate against stress and burnout. According to Remley and Herlihy (2001), two types of supervision are generally discussed in the literature: clinical supervision and administrative supervision. Supervision that focuses on the development...
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...Objectives 1.1 Differentiate between legal and ethical issues. 1.2 Identify major ethical theories and principles. 1.3 Describe problem-solving methodologies. Readings Read Ch. 1 of Health Care Ethics. Read Ch. 1 & 2 of Medical Law and Ethics. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Read the Week One Read Me First. Participation Participate in class discussion. 4/10/2014 1 Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. 4/10/2014 1 Nongraded Activities and Preparation Ethics Case Study Begin working on the Ethics Case Study due in Week Two. Learning Team Instructions Begin working on the Code of Ethics Paper due in Week Three. Review the Week One objectives and discuss additional insights and questions that may have arisen Individual Health Care Ethics Matching Exercise Complete the Health Care Ethics Matching Exercise, located on your student website. Match keywords commonly used in health care ethics to the definitions on the page. Discuss the exercise in class and turn in your answer sheet to your facilitator. 4/10/2014 15 Week Two: Application of Ethics Within Individual Organizations Details Due Points Objectives 2.1 Describe ethical principles used in health care organizations. 2.2 Explain the relationship between an organization’s culture and ethical decision-making. 2.3 Recognize the role and importance of ethical values within an organization. Readings Read Ch. 3 & 5 of Health Care Ethics. Read Ch. 8 of...
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...Administrative Ethics Paper Administrative Ethics Paper The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing has a current article named “Caring for Patients While Respecting Their Privacy: Renewing Our Commitment”. The basis of the article concerns the ethical and legal issues concerning the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” otherwise known as (HIPPA). This law has impacted the healthcare industry and the way in which healthcare workers conduct themselves with patients, their families, and with one another. In nursing the importance of confidentiality has always been the forefront of patient care. The current Code of Ethics for Nurses (ANA,2001) is clear in its intent and meaning as it relates to the nurses primary role in promoting and advocating patient’s rights relating to privacy and confidentiality. Every nurse has always understood the need for patient confidentiality even before (HIPPA) was law. Truth being with advanced technology, new demands in healthcare, and recent developments in the world at large has made it more difficult to keep this promise. But keep it they must. As healthcare workers on any given day we hear and see private and confidential information, it is our duty to protect it. On occasion we do become comfortable with patient’s medical information that it can be easy to forget that as healthcare workers how important it is to keep information secure and private. Thus, a recommended solution to this issue is to recap the -privacy section...
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...Administrative Ethics Amber Hesler HCS/335 November 14, 2011 William Bross Administrative Ethics The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act also known by the acronym HIPAA was enacted in 1996 (Highmark, 2011). The intention of the new set of laws was to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system of the United States (Highmark, 2011). HIPAA affected everyone with any involvement in the health care field; although those affected the most were those involved through the administrative process. The administrative process became filled with new standards and requirements for the transmission of electronic health care information (Highmark, 2011). The enactment of the HIPAA law was designed to protect patients and their private health information known as PHI. Even though the intention was to improve the health care system while saving money it has become very costly if violated administratively. As a result of the HIPAA act the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) needed to impose another act known as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health act (HITECH) as a way of ensuring enforcement of HIPAA (HHS Press Office, 2011). This act allows Health and Human services to impose a civil monetary penalty (CMP) to reinforce the social and legal responsibilities of health care workers. The United States Department of Health and Human Services penalized Cignet Health management 4.3 million for violating the privacy...
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...Running Head: ADMINISTRATIVE ETHICS PAPER Administrative Ethics Paper Rosa Greer Axia College of University of Phoenix Administrative Ethics Paper Administrative ethical issues occur in health care today such as patient privacy, confidentiality or HIPAA. It is best to resolve this type of issue because patient privacy in health care is very important. These policies are designed to protect the rights of patients by making sure personal information of the patient is not disclosed in any way. Protecting a patient’s privacy by way of disclosing personal information and is not to be released without personal formal consent. Also, of employees discussing patient information on the job to people with no knowledge of the patient or even off the job. Many health care organizations enforce privacy policies such as HIPAA and confidentiality although all employees do not abide by such policies. It is being found that more frequently that people from these health care organizations are breaking these policies and their must be changes to provide patients with protection. Administrative ethical issues of the HIPAA Policy within health care organizations must make necessary changes to appropriately protect the rights of patients. The issue at hand is that of health care organizations properly protecting the rights of their patients. The article that will be discussed in this paper is that of OCR issues proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Security settings (Frank Irving...
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...Jessica Turner Administrative Ethics Paper Katherine Rossiter HCS/335 9/21/2013 One of the current administrative issue that is arising in the newspaper regarding patient privacy is the ability to email your physician. While technology is constantly growing every day to ability to email your physician is more convenient and getting direct results is more convenient then awaiting his phone call but is this always the most ethical decision to make? Hackers breaks into computer systems each and every day even though the fire walls are built to reduce or eliminate occurrences that happen due to the growing technology this isn’t always the best decision. This issue goes hand and hand with the ability to have patient records stored electronically while this is currently present in most hospitals the issue that occur is that anyone have access to the patient records within and outside the hospitals and numerous of other locations. The ability to share patient’s records to other hospitals via online has decreased the patient privacy dramatically. I am going to get into the issue and its impact on the population it affects most. I’m going to get into different viewpoints arguments or facts that are used in the article to support the proposed solution. I’m going to get into some of the ethical and legal issues reported for my administrative issue. I’m also going to explain the managerial responsibilities related to administrative ethical issues. And lastly I am going to identify...
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...There are many administrative issues that can arise in the health care field; one that not only can affect the patient but also their privacy is HIPPA. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) was made into a law on August 21, 1996 (HIPPA overview, p1). The law is steered toward improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system by standardizing how to exchange data for administrative and financial transactions, while protecting the security and confidentiality of that information. While HIPPA was placed into effect to help patients and their confidentially, there are many issues that can arise. One important issue understands who is affected and its impact on the population. Also what arguments or facts are used to support the proposed solution, and what ethical and legal issues reported for the administrative issue. Understanding the managerial responsibilities related to administrative issues is also very important. Identifying solutions and how they can assess the issues at hand can be very beneficial as well. ` One factor to understand is who the issues of HIPPA effects, and what issues can arise because of these issues. There are many ethical issues that can arise from HIPPA, which can have a great effect on patients and their privacy. HIPPA allows and in many cases requires that confidentiality be kept, while patients can give written permission for their information to be shared with a medical organization or single physician...
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...Administrative Ethics HCS/335 Health Care Ethics and Social Responsibility June 3, 2013 Anthem Blue Cross is a major health insurance provider with approximately 800,000 customers and has more individual policyholders in California than any other insurance provider in the United States ("Anthem BlueCross BlueShield," 2012). Anthem Blue Cross has informed some of its San Francisco base policyholders that their medications will only be available through mail order. A Consumer Watchdog group is working with a patient, for privacy reasons he does not want his identity to be known, to sue Anthem Blue Cross for discrimination. I will discuss the issues and its significance on the most effected population of the policy change, the arguments or facts used to support a proposed solution with Anthem Blue Cross and the Consumer Watchdog group, and the ethical and legal issues reported for administration. I also will explain the managerial responsibilities related to administrative ethical issues, and identify any proposed solutions. Anthem Blue Cross had informed its policyholders that their medications will be only be available by mail if they want them to be paid for. That means patients cannot directly communicate with their pharmacists on a personal basis and pick up their prescriptions at their discretion. HIV/AIDS patients believe that their relationship with their pharmacist is critical to their health care, especially in San Francisco where there are some of the most...
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...Administrative Ethics Paper Marie Hammond HCS 335 01/13/2014 Susan Fajfasz Abstract This document is going to talk about the importance of patient information and how private it is. There are many article, magazines, and newspaper ads that deal with confidentiality and the HIPPA rules and regulations that limit doctors from giving patient information to a third party. Doctors are not able to give out patient information without the consent of the patient, in this paper though it will be talking about nurse administrator’s privacy. This document is going to explain the issues in this topic and its impacts that it has on populations it affects the most. Describe the facts that used in an article to support proposed solutions. Describe the ethical and legal issues reported to administrative issue. Explain the managerial responsibilities related to administrative ethical issues, and lastly this document will present information on proposed solutions. Administrative Ethics Paper Patients have the right to privacy especially when giving away their information in order for them to get medical help patient information such as name, number, initials, or hospital numbers are not allowed to be published in written descriptions, photos, etc. Any patient information is only allowed to be given away or talked about to a third party if there is consent from the patient himself. Patient consent must be written and archived with the authors, journal, or both, as dictated by local...
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...Administrative Ethic Paper Maria Garza HCS/335 February 4, 2013 Gail Garren The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) were signed into law by President Bill Clinton in August 1996. (Physicians Billing Associates International, 2006). Bill Clinton decided to sign this law to protect the right and privacy of the patients. Before 1996 there were many issues that has rise the concerning of patient privacy. The HIPPA Act includes “Health insurance portability, fraud and abuse control, tax related provision, group health plan requirements, revenue offset provision, and administrative simplification requirements (Physicians Billing Associates International, 2006). The article that I had read was about a woman who was a nurse and started to use the narcotic from the patient and it was also between an individual’s right to privacy. It shows the process of which the administrator determines a course of action is reviewed but his context of workplace realities through an ethical analysis. This article was about a woman named Jackie that was a nurse and she was overwhelmed with her job. She tried talking to her husband but was convinced to continue working because who pay check was making their saving grow extremely large. To make her husband happy she continues to work as a nurse. She was working in different units that she started to use the narcotic that were prescribing to the patient that she was caring for. She started to take the patient pain medications...
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...Administrative Ethics Misty Sorensen HCS/335 August 19, 2012 Christine Singel Administrative Ethics Patient privacy is the responsibility of the medical organization that treats the patient. Patients have the right to have their medical issues kept private from people that do not need to know the information. The federal government has created the HIPPA policy to help medical organizations understand and follow rules to protect the privacy of the patients that come to the organization. It is important for the organization to make sure that all members of the staff are trained and follow the policies of HIPPA. In some cases organizations may have ethical issues arise involving a patient’s privacy and the confidential information of a patient. Ethical issues arose at the Alexandria VA Medical Center it involved the staff and the administration. The VA Office of Inspector General’s office was called to look into the problems (Garrett, Baillie, & Garrett 2009). The VA Office of Inspector General Office of Healthcare Inspections investigated the possibility of mismanagement of the suicide prevention program at the Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville, LA. A confidential complaint against the facility was filed and the allegations made stated that there were over 600 patients on a high risk for suicide list and that the patients were not monitored as required. Privacy and confidentiality rules were not followed in the suicide prevention program. The administration...
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...Administrative Ethics Paper HCS 335/Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility June 10, 2012 Administrative Ethics Biomedical ethical issues are seen frequently in the news and are in constant scrutiny. The demand for social responsibility is high and available resources are limited. Healthcare leaders are faced with numerous administrative issues regarding patient privacy, research, confidentiality, and terminal illness. Much debate has surrounded medical spending on the terminally ill, such as the cost and allocation of resources toward end-of-life care. Choosing between prolonged life and quality of life are two seemingly difficult decisions to make. Nonetheless, it is difficult to base one’s opinion until cancer has taken over one’s life. A close look at administrative issues surrounding end-of-life care will demonstrate the impact on a population, ethical and legal implications, potential solutions to the problem, and managerial responsibilities. Impact of Ethical Issue on the Population The Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) is a part of the United States territory since its establishment of commonwealth in political union and is home to approximately 44,000 people (Central Intelligence Agency, 2012). Because of the increase in chronic diseases and lack of available resources, several residents are referred to go off the island to seek health care in Guam and Hawaii (Doty, 2012). However, the medical referral program has a crucial problem with financing...
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...foundations of ethical administration is an important topic to explore when working in a public organization, especially when pursuing a future role as a public administrator. Ethics in public administration is not a transient concept but has proven to be an approach which has shown a great deal of sustainability which is fundamental to the area of public administration. Ethics is gaining prominence in the discourse about governance today. Public organizations and public administrators should strive for high ethical standards and an ethical workplace. “The general goal of identifying ethical precepts is relatively straight forward—to develop standards of “right conduct” that are known and knowable beforehand and apply to more or less everyone—but maddeningly difficult to specify with precision, an even more onerous to practice (Martinez, 2009, p.1).” Organizations need to abide by ethics or rule of law and engage themselves in fair practices and competition; all of which will benefit the public and organization. Ethics is important because of the following: satisfying basic human needs, creating credibility, uniting people and leadership, improving decision making, long term gains, and securing the public. Ethics tries to create a sense of right and wrong in the organizations and often when the law fails, it is the ethics that may stop organizations from harming the society or environment. Ethics has now come into an important light due to administrative evils that continue...
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