Chapter 1 - medical law, ethics, & bioethics latest update graded A

Chapter 1 - medical law, ethics, & bioethics latest update graded A hospitalist individual who assumes the care of hospitalized individuals in place of their primary care provider internal milieu internal environment pluralistic referring to numerous distinct ethnic, religious, and cultural groups that coexist in society which of these is an ethic, but not a law? dating a patient or coworker what are laws? rules or regulations that are prudent or obligatory to observe failure to observe the law is punishable by who? the government and/or law enforcement agencies what are laws designed to do? protect the welfare and safety of society and to resolve conflicts in an orderly & nonviolent manner ___ ___ is essential in regulating licensure of health-care professionals and institutions, providing for client safety, protecting the client-provider relationship, and identifying liability for health-care professionals and institutions. Medical law what does health law regulate? insurance, managed care, and federal public health programs what did health law establish? standards for reproduction & birth issues as well as life & death decisions what are ethics? moral standards or code for behavior to govern a persons interactions with other people & in society who pioneered the field of bioethics and says "morality is what people do believe to be right and good, while ethics is a critical reflection about morality and analysis of it"? Joseph Fletcher an example of a moral question *SA* "should i terminate this pregnancy?" an example of an ethical question *SA* "how should I go about deciding?" different cultures have different ____. morals every standard for ethics is ____-____. culture-bound one persons moral code has no __ ___ relative to another persons moral code. special status what 4 things can ethical standards be? 1. personal 2. organizational 3. institutional 4. worldwide what does ethics refer to? various codes of conduct that have been established through the years by members of professional organizations _____ refers to the ethical implications of biomedical technology and its practices. bioethics what does bio mean? life what are bioethical issues? life and death issues personal ethics of a provider or health-care professional may dictate what? non participation in an abortion or any abortion-related activities what are evidenced by some state statutes that have denied the use of state funds for an abortion or strive to make abortions less available? bioethics and the allocation of scarce resources sometimes law, ethics, and bioethics ____. conflict there are ___ and ___ factors that are relevant to the importance of medical law, ethics, and bioethics. political and economic demands of society for quality health care at minimal ___ ___. personal cost the debate over whether health care is a __ or __. right or privilege the equality of the distribution of and access to emerging ____ ___. medical technology the controversy among the political arena, national health-care reform, and the consumer over.... who pays for health care & how it is paid the powerful role of __ __ and __ __. medical insurance and managed care should a parent be able to refuse a mandated immunization for his or her child? ethical / moral questions is basic health care a right or a privilege? ethical question what does the Hippocratic Oath do? protects rights of clients and appealed to the inner and finer instincts of the physician without imposing penalties who was the Geneva Convention Code of Medical Ethics established by? World Medical Association what does the Geneva Convention Code of Medical Ethics state? religion, race, and other such factors are not a consideration for care of the total person Nuremberg Code guidelines for human experimentation and is directed to world - directed to general experimentation Declaration of Helsinki update on human experimentation - guidelines for both therapeutic and scientific clinical research - directed to world of medicine American Medical Association (AMA) established Principles of Medical Ethics *SHORT ANSWER* Define the Patient Bill of Rights. health care for everyone, consumer back in charge of health coverage, and make sure clients know their rights what did Blanchard and Peale (The Power of Ethical Management) develop? a set of questions to serve as an "ethics check" that is a useful tool for a person facing an ethical dilemma what are Blanchard and Peale's 3 questions? 1. is it legal or in accordance with institutional or company policy? 2. does it promote a win-win situation with as many people as possible? 3. how would i feel about myself if i read my decision or action in the newspaper? how would my family feel?