Joint Commission Safety Goals in the Hospital Joint Commission Safety Goals in the Hospital The Joint Commission is an organization that audits, accredits, and certifies health care organizations in the United States. The main purpose of this commission is to ensure the safety of the patients in these facilities and improve health care delivered to the public. To fulfill its purpose, the Joint Commission issues safety goals for the prevention of medical errors in healthcare organizations. Two of the safety goals for hospitals are: identifying patients correctly, and using medications safely (“National Patient,” 2011). An Institute of Medicine report estimates that medical errors cost the nation 17 billion dollars in preventable medical errors each year (“A Guide,” 2011).
Taking in the situation and seeing that “Sycamore Pharmaceuticals to come under fire for promoting its popular rheumatoid arthritis drug, Osteoporin, for the treatment of other diseases like Crohn’s disease and lupus”. (Daft, R.L.) John Blake, a worker of Sycamore Pharmaceuticals, is faced with telling the truth to the Food and Drug Administration or to continue to lie for the company. There are many things I would suggest to John Blake and the first thing would to be honest with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because keeping your morals straight will also look better. It is possible for John to be penalized or he could lose his employment with the company.
When one considers the issue of mental illness in today’s society, inevitably most people would come to the conclusion that mental illness has increased and that it is something, which is shunned upon. It would seem that people are craving and in need of reassurance from medical professionals to answer their medical problems. Members of society need the reassurance that they are ‘normal’ and not deviant in order to ‘fit in’ with what is desirable, and hence this has given rise to medical dominance. However some critics argue that the medical profession has too much power and too high a social status, therefore people are placing far too much trust in medical practitioners and the treatments they offer to their specific medical problems (Lupton, 1994, p.1). The issue of whether all mental illnesses stem from a clear psychological background or wether they are socially constructed is a big factor in the argument of whether mental illness is infact a medical gaze.
Jerry was accused of a medical malpractice because of prescribing a refill without the authorization of a physician. There were many legal and ethical issues that affected the decision Jerry made in ordering the prescription refill, and the knowledge of right and wrong deterred Jerry from deciding to refill the prescription. There are several methods and types of values at hand that Jerry could have used to help him make an ethical decision. Determining the appropriate course to take when faced with a difficult ethical dilemma can be a challenge, but it is always important to engage in a carefully considered ethical decision-making. Everyday health care workers around the world are faced with tough decisions.
Cancer, however, would be reduced by implementing the preventive measures of the health care people suffering from the disease could also afford to treat it without going broke. Despite much political bickering, the health care gives a much positive outlook for cancer and opening the door for more people who were otherwise condemned to die from cancer to access insurance coverage. Cancer is inarguably one of the most distressing diseases that could impact people. Including all the health problems, cancer affect a lot of people in the world, it takes a toll on peoples lives physically, emotionally and financially. The patient protection and affordable care act also known as the health benefits is a health bill signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2013.
Medical Ethics of Active Euthanasia Abstract This paper explains what active euthanasia is and how it ethically has an effect on the practice of medicine. As time passes there are increasing numbers of terminally ill cases, such as cancer or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. These patients endure physical symptoms other than pain often contributes to suffering near the end of lift. Most physicians and their patients strive to for cures. However, there are some patients who give up and opt to end their life by way of active euthanasia.
Another reason why the drugs are being abused is because patients and non patients are taking more than what they are prescribed for. Drug abuser's stay in denial when they are addicted to the pain medication. For the patients that want more medication, has to go to other doctors to get the medications. Which is called doctor shopping. To do this the patient can not
organizational Responsibility and Current Healthcare Issues Health Law and Ethics HC/545 March 3, 2014 Instructor: Dr. Frederiksen Medical Error The healthcare industry is facing many issues in today’s modern world due to the complexity of America’s healthcare system. Medical error is one of the biggest healthcare issues, rising as one of the leading causes of death in America. “An article published in the September issue of the Journal of Patient Safety estimates that there are between 210,000 and 400,000 deaths per year associated with medical errors in hospitals” (Gaunce, 2013, para. 1). Preventable medical error is defined as failure in the treatment by a healthcare provider.
However, because thousands of new drugs have been developed recently, because the health care environment is increasingly complex, and because the patients are older and often sicker, there is increasing risk for medication errors in hospitals. They occur most frequently at the prescribing and administration stages. Medication errors occur in all health care systems; and often result in serious patient harm or deaths are the focus because this is an issue for most hospitals. Serious errors harm patients and expose health professionals to civil liability and sometimes-criminal prosecution (NHS Jan 2004, p.9). The statistics of medication error consistently increases in health care sector.
While most initiatives have previously focused on medical staff, some now offer training to a wider range of healthcare professionals (Blok et al, 1999). Over the course of a career, a busy clinician may disclose unfavorable medical information to patients and families many thousands of times. Breaking bad news to patients is inherently aversive, described as “hitting the patient over the head” or “dropping a bomb”. Breaking bad news can be particularly stressful when the clinician is inexperienced, the patient is young, or there are limited prospects for successful treatment. Bad news must be told because of the following reasons: Patients Want the Truth Ethical and Legal Imperatives Clinical Outcomes However, breaking bad news is also a complex communication task.