In health care ethical decisions not only affect the practice but the patients as well. Effect ACHE Standards on Ethical Decision Making The ethical decision standards of the ACHE need to be tough, this is necessary as these standards involve the entire health care network. The ACHE’s Ethics Toolkit provides the user with the assistance needed to influence values and strong ethics; it also helps develop additional ethical guidelines and insight into the appropriate ethical approach when needed. The American College of Health Care Executives expects health care professionals to adhere to a number of
Patient Privacy HCS 335 February 18, 2014 Patient Privacy In today’s health care organizations, patient privacy is a major problem within the health care system. Current improvements in technology have reformed the provision of health care and the systems used to record and retrieve health information. During the course of this paper, it will discuss the affect patient privacy has on the community and legal and ethical issues associated with patient privacy. It will also discuss managerial duties as well as proposed solutions to maintain patient privacy. Health care professionals have an obligation to protect the rights to patient privacy when it concerns patient’s personal and medical information.
Enhancing patient safety also contributes to the overall success of the healthcare facility (Potter & Perry, 2013, p.370). Patient safety is a sensitive topic that I feel that must be discussed and addressed very often. The purpose of this paper is providing awareness to patient safety, and how medical errors and lack of safety can compensate patient safety. Review of Literature Patient safety is a growing concern
ETHICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES (ELSI) IN HUMAN GENETIC TESTING Abstract Genetic testing is becoming an integral and growing part of healthcare provision and services. In order to ensure the benefit of this innovation for individuals and society at large it is important to implement human medical genetic testing within an adequate framework of accompanying measures and activities. Information clarifying risk in an individual and his/her family members can be identified through clinical screening and genetic testing. Application of knowledge about risk of genetic disease in provision of primary health care for women requires understanding of new genetic discoveries as well as the ability to participate in resolution of ethical dilemmas
Comparative effectiveness research has proven itself to be an important component in health care for identifying the best and most cost-effective interventions and standardizing their use. “A Comparative Effectiveness Research System (CER System) is a mechanism for synthesizing research about different medical interventions and translating it into guidelines for or restrictions on the use of different types of therapies, in an attempt to maximize good outcomes for patients” (Jonas, 278). The main goal of the CER System is to maintain and standardize quality and of health care and control the costs. In the comparative effectiveness research system, researchers can compare the benefits and harms of treatments, procedures, medications, and many more aspects in healthcare to see which one is more effective in preventing, diagnosing, treating, or even monitoring patients conditions. Treatments and procedures can be very different depending on the situation, and the comparative effectiveness research system develops the most effective approach to every situation.
Ethical Healthcare Issues Paper These current healthcare issues that are affecting our society are blood transfusion, the ability to receive medical treatment. There are many ethical health care issues that are currently affecting our society. This issue affects our society because it enables patients to receive blood transfusions in many situations that can save lives. Therefore, many reasons behind blood transfusions performed for injury, major surgeries and related blood disorders. In this paper, we will discuss the importance of blood transfusion and reasons why it is a current ethical health care problem.
Ethical Analysis Cassandra J. Champion HCS 525 Leadership Monday, August 20, 2012 Glenda A. Harsen, MSN, RN Ethical Analysis A leader is a person that can carry himself/herself with poise and truth; they must possess excellent communication skills, great moral and ethical values. Ethics may have many definitions to many different people and dependent upon what one is talking about in health care will define what type of ethics one is concerned with. An ethical analysis is when one takes a stand and looks at the multiple aspects that are dealt with in a particular health care setting and whether they ethical or unethical. This ethical analysis will be based on the Latino race and the mental health issues that they face.
I will address the elements of autonomy, fidelity and confidentiality while explaining the rights of individuals as they interact with health care services. Concluding with summarization of Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) information I have researched will support my overview. The moral and Ethical values of the complex healthcare system will become more intense with its
Ethical Health Care Issues Personal ethics will ultimately shape ones views and behaviors not only within the everyday walk of life, but additionally in the workplace and social scenarios alike. The health care industry provides no difference and some may argue that this is where the need for ethical behavior should be the most prevalent. In today’s modernized health care system, trends within the health care industry continue to raise various discussions as to whether certain specific situations pose ethical dilemmas for providers and health care workers. “Clinical organ transplantation has been recognized as one of the most gripping medical advances of the century as it provides a way of giving the gift of life to patients with terminal failure of vital organs, which requires the participation of other fellow human beings and of society by donating organs from deceased or living individuals” (Abouna, 2001). Ethical behavior should be an essential component as it relates to the structure and/or foundation of health care practices in today’s modern society.
However, Knowles acknowledges that medical professionals play a role with regards to helping people take responsibility for their healthcare. He suggests that preventative healthcare is the key to solving many of today’s health issues. Nonetheless, to promote preventative care, the role that doctors play must be emphasized. He states, “Carrying out such a strategy involves many variables-convincing the doctor to play his pivotal role…” (Knowles 66). Here he is demonstrating the important role that doctors play in healthcare.