Case analysis healthcare

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Every moment healthcare services are delivered, the health care manager is expected to be cautious on potential violations of rights belonging to patients. It is the responsibility of the health care manager to be informed on new legal developments within the legal and ethics field since the laws are prone to regular changes. Science and innovation will always introduce new concepts resulting in new healthcare regulations. Therefore all the stakeholders within a healthcare sector are expected to comprehend complex issues brought by these new rules and apply them a manner that is ethical (Pozgar, 2019). b) New acts and bills are enacted by government legislative branch which is constituted of two Congress houses; the House of Representatives and the Senate. As time goes, innovation and technology will always spur up new complex issues and giving the healthcare reform a different approach.

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Therefore in an institution of the reform, the created guiding laws are subject to changes just the way new laws will be required for providing guidance. Based On chapter 16 d) As a manager in the healthcare industry, one is tasked to assist combat the kind of abuse and fraud happening in the system of Healthcare at any platform whether in the department of billing, physicians or nursing. Under the new law, workers should be alerted on dire consequences linked to fraud by the healthcare manager and this is achieved through training and education on abuse and fraud. Managers are advised to quest for compliance wire services of the organization that specializes the training of professionals within healthcare (support staff/ nurses/doctor) on how to recognize and avoid fraud.

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This is to ensure that the program’s element are actually being enacted and regularly evaluated for its effectiveness. For instance, to determine whether the plan’s objectives are in actual operation, employees may be asked by auditors what they perceive of the ‘Unwritten regulations’ within the organization. To encourage adherence to the program, incentives and discipline will be stipulated to all employees as well as corrective actions in addressing misconduct incidences. Finally, once all the mentioned steps are in practice, the plan must be regularly modified and reassessed in ensuring all the legal aspects are kept (Joudaki et al. Reference Kevin D. , Pinder, A. M. , & Mateti, S. U. S. Part two Case Study: Sundowner or Victim (P. 396) I Case summary After undergoing a prostatic surgery, Nathan had been hospitalized and he tries to escape from the hospital in the middle of the night.

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In the attempts of escaping, he knocks a woman who tried to prevent him from going and the woman sustains a concussion. It is at that point when a unit clerk called for medical help and the male patient is restrained by a security guard and two orderlies. Later, Mr. The incidences described in the case scenario necessitate proper training of the hospital’s health professionals on how rights of patients are very important and Nathan is not an exception. However, it was wrong for the patient to hurt the nurse and he was also not entitled to leave the hospital. II. Case Analysis: 1) Known facts Mr. Nathan was hospitalized after undergoing a prostate surgery The patient was attempting to escape from the hospital A woman tried to detain Nathan from escaping The woman sustained a concussion after being struck on the head by the patient (Nathan) Nathan screamed that he has the right to leave and to be held as a prisoner after being stopped by officers.

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This sentinel occurrence will obviously trigger a subsequent investigation (Shanks, 2016). III Executive Summary Justification of the Physician’s act I believe the giving of a sedative to the patient and writing of a restraining order by a physician was a justified act as the hospital will have an intervention stand in responding to the sentinel occurrence. The physician did his ethical duty of restraining the patient after the violent display depicted by Nathan and justification will base on the patient’s out control display. Therefore, the choice taken by the physician is attributed to the aims of preventing the patient from committing further violence and safeguarding other staff’s safety (Holzinger et al. Court Verdict With regards to the charges of assault aggravation, Nathan will have to convince the court beyond a reasonable doubt that it was “Intentional” or deliberate act.

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