Duties of Director: The duties of directors of a company have been elaborately explained by Romer L. J in Re City Equitable Fire Insurance Co[1]. The important duties are quoted from this case and summarized below: 1. Distribution of work: The manner in which the work of a company is to be distributed between the board of directors and the staff is a business matter to be decided on business lines. 2. Good faith: Every director must act honestly and in the interest of the company. 3. Reasonable
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Duty of care in health and social care Task 1- understand concept of care In a health and social care environment it is essential that care practioners are aware of the duty they owe their service users. It is vital that an individual or organization take responsibility when within the present of the service user. They must ensure that they avoid any form of omission. Duty of care courage’s one to provide high quality care to the best of he/she’s ability. Providers and organizations must always
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------------------------------------------------- Medical Malpractice in Nursing Homes By: Molly Hix Medical malpractice occurs on a daily basis to innocent patients. Today, malpractice continues to increase in nursing homes due to the shortage of qualified staff. Malpractice is when a hospital or any type of healthcare happens through neglect to a patient. Neglect might occur when the diagnosis is wrong, treatment or even aftercare. The number of malpractice cases is on the rise in nursing homes due to
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Getting America To The Top Through Healthcare Reform Chelsea Secoolish Microeconomics BU224 December 2, 2012 The main objective of a market economy is to reach efficiency. Market failure is defined as “the individual pursuit of self-interest which makes society worse off, or, an inefficient market”, (Krugman, Wells, 2009). Misallocated resources, unnecessary medical care, and for-profit insurance companies all play a part in America’s failing healthcare system. As one of the most technologically
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Malpractice Statutes Tort is an intentional or unintentional, non-criminal wrong that causes injury to another party. The injury can be physical, mental, or monetary. Once an injury occurs the wronged party can sue the wrongdoer for damages (Simon, Eddins, & Greenstone, 2009). Malpractice is one type of tort; tort reform is passed at a state level in regard to the laws regarding malpractice. The state can develop laws that cap the amount of reimbursement a judge can award for punitive damages
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As a health care administrator, your legal actions have legal implications and are implicitly and explicitly based on law. Any omissions in the conduct of your duties on your part are also governed by law. Consider the basic governance of a health care setting and how your roles as a top administrator in this setting are affected by the legal system. A healthcare system is like any other organization or society in the instance that it needs rules, communication, and active acknowledgement of each
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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
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In the health care field, the term malpractice originally encompassed only the negligent wrongs of a physician. In the past, a distinct division existed between a nurse and a physician. Rather than diagnose patients, treat symptoms, or prescribe medication, it was sufficient for the nurse to wait for and then simply implement a physician’s order. In years past it was virtually unprecedented for a nurse to criticize a physician’s order. The role of the nurse, however, has changed. Today, nurses
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Assignment 1: Patrick & Mary v Don 1. Issue This incident revolves around 3 parties where Patrick and Mary are the investors of a company called Kill Cancer Pty Ltd, particularly for an up and coming drug named “Miracle”. They are the plaintiff in this case. The defendant is Don, who is a financial adviser by profession and a friend of Patrick. This case involves action taken by the plaintiff due to the advice given by the defendant, and as such it is a case for the tort of negligent misstatement
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serious are found and corrected with sufficient promptness, that they do not cause injury to patients.” (Berlin, L., 2007) Despite these errors, the actual harm to the patient is limited in the radiologic field, and yet the occurrence for medical malpractice lawsuits is still relatively high. In many cases a judge can rule that the diagnostic error was committed by a radiologist thus was the result of negligence and therefore the radiologist will be held. The medical practice of x-ray was developed
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