The Decision of the Supreme Court on the PPACA Constitutionality From the moment the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was just in its proposal stage, it proved to be the most argued upon piece of US legislation of the last decades. It stirred controversy among the general public, medical professionals, raising concerns of various nature, including public health, legal, and ethical, to the delight of hundreds of political analysts. “Chief Justice Roberts has handed a political weapon
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Administrative Ethics Administrative ethics is a branch of bioethics that addresses the corporate context of how organizations influence the ethics of its members and how members of the organization influence each other and the general population (Badzek, 1998). Administrative ethics includes an array of administrative responsibilities, and the development of organizational policies and procedures. It establishes organizational ethics by which employees are requested to follow. This includes the
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Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice Grand Canyon University NRS-437V Ethical Decision Making in Health Care Practicing Ethical Framework Ethical framework plays an important role in the moral decision making process in health care to determining ethical dilemmas and solution to it. The protection of the patient’s confidentiality is the keystone of effective health care. However it is very important to have a balanced approach with the need to use this information with other contexts.
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper HCS405 July 29, 2012 Professor C. Brew Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Financial accounting and financial management are the basis for health care accounting. The GAAP is a cornerstone of all accounting practices. Financial management aides and guides health care accounting practices in today’s health care settings. These two elements are the building blocks for a solid health care organization. Without the two, there is risk of fraud and unethical
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privacy which would include our health information. It is hard to imagine that in a state of vulnerability that some things must be disclosed to certain departments regardless of your desire to keep it private and confidential; some examples include: domestic violence, child abuse, rape, psychiatric evaluations, and communicable diseases. These situations if not taken care of could cause more harm to the patient. Knowing your ethical principles and nursing code of ethics allows for the nurse to make
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Ethics in Healthcare is a crucial component in many diverse areas of the Healthcare Industry. The definition of ethics is hard to narrow down and is usually different with no particular individual’s opinion being wrong. Ethics in general to some can be defined as respect of their personal religious beliefs. Ethics can also be defined as merely following what the law requires of us in respect of others in all areas such as professional differences, ethnic differences, as well as an overall feeling
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Theoretical Framework of Compassion Fatigue September 11, 2014 Theoretical Framework of Compassion Fatigue Compassion fatigue, which is also known, as secondary traumatic stress is a natural effect that occurs as a result of taking care of patients who are in pain, stressed, suffering, or traumatized. Compassion fatigue commonly affects nurses who show extreme empathy for patients and their relatives. Empathy is the act of putting oneself in another person’s situation or understanding one's
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Ethics in Diabetes Care Ethical dilemmas can occur on a daily basis in the health care setting when caring for individuals who have chronic disease such as those with diabetes. The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, has setup nine provisions to help guide nursing care in an ethical way (American Nurses Association[ANA], 2001/2015)Click and drag to move. Organizations such as the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Code of Medical Ethics Composed of seven practicing physicians, a resident and a medical student, the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) is the steward of the American Medical Association (AMA) Code of Medical Ethics. Each year, CEJA writes opinions on a wide variety of ethical and professional issues that members of the profession confront in their practice, research and teaching. These opinions, which are based on interpretations of the “Principles of Medical Ethics,” are developed
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American College of Emergency Physicians. (2014). The Ethics of Health Care Reform: Issues in Emergency-Medicine- An Information Paper. Retrieved January 09, 2015, from http://www.acep.org/Physician-Resources/Practice- Resources/Professionalism/Ethics/The-Ethics-of-Health-Care-Reform--Issues-in- Emergency---Medicine---An-Information-Paper/ This article discusses the most important ethical issues under the Affordable Care Act. These ethics are outline through the basic provisions and moral foundations
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