HSM 542 Entire Course Week 1 – 8

HSM 542 Week 1 Discussion 2: Most Pressing Ethical Issues What do you see as the most pressing ethical issue in healthcare today? Tell us why you see this issue as particularly compelling from an ethical perspective.

HSM-542 Week 2 Discussion 1: Delineation of Clinical Privileges How does a hospital medical staff determine that a physician applicant is qualified and competent to perform all procedures requested on his or her delineation of clinical privileges? By way of process, what happens next once the medic...

HSM 542 Week 2 Discussion 2: Ethics Committee Identify an issue that an institutional ethics committee may have to face in a healthcare setting. Discuss what the ethics committee might do in that scenario and how its decision might impact the operations and policies of the healthcare organization.

HSM 542 Week 3 Assignment: The Case of Roe vs. Wade Read Issue 9 from Unit 3 in the Kaebnick textbook, “Should a Pregnant Woman … Punished for Exposing Her Fetus to Risk?” Assume that you are a healthcare administrator, and you find yourself dealing with this exact issue regarding a patient gi...

HSM 542 Week 3 Discussion 1: Roe V. Wade What were the key elements of the court’s holding in Roe v. Wade? Should the stage of pregnancy determine a woman’s right to an abortion? What are the rights of fathers? Regardless of your personal opinions and religious beliefs on abortion, try to identi...

HSM 542 Week 3 Discussion 2: New Reproductive Technologies Respond to a current advance in reproductive technology. Post a 1- to 2-minute multimedia piece recapping the news article and providing your summary of the ethical and legal issues for providers, the parents, and the unborn child. Example...

HSM 542 Week 4 Midterm (Mixed Questions) 1. (TCO G) You are the risk manager for a large hospital and recently have been assigned to review a potential malpractice case for Dr. Johnson. The hospital CEO has asked you to assess whether the physician and hospital are negligent in the care of the patie...

HSM 542 Week 4 Discussion 1: Informed Consent Explore what is meant by informed consent from a legal perspective. What are the key elements that must be covered in order to obtain legal informed consent? And why is this concept so important to patients, providers, and healthcare organizations?

HSM 542 Week 4 Discussion 2: Patient Self-Determination Act What are the key provisions of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)? Why was this legislation enacted and what were the goals? What must hospitals and other healthcare providers do to ensure their compliance with PSDA?

HSM 542 Week 5 Discussion 1: Death With Dignity Act Discuss the legal and moral implications of physician-assisted suicide. What are the key provisions of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act? What has been the experience with this process in Oregon since passage of the act in 1997?

HSM-542 Week 5 Discussion 2: Schiavo Case Read the account of the 2003 Terri Schiavo case in your supplemental textbook. If you were the CEO of the organization that cared for Terri Schiavo, what issues would you consider most critical for your ethics committee to consider in that case?

HSM-542 Week 6 Discussion 1: Professional Liability How does the existing U.S. legal system, as well as the need for professional liability insurance coverage, impact patient care, physician behavior, and healthcare costs?

HSM 542 Week 6 Discussion 2: Risk Management You’ve been chosen as chair of your hospital’s risk management committee. Describe the most pressing issues that should be considered by your committee related to risk management, corporate liability, ethical compliance, and medical error prevention. ...

HSM 542 Week 7 Discussion 1: Healthcare Reform and Health Care War Rooms Based upon your learning in this course and your own personal and/or professional experiences, what are the essential reforms that must occur in the U.S. healthcare system in order to improve access, cost, and quality of care f...