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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 patient. Discuss and describe the elements you will be looking for to determine if negligence may have occurred. (Pts : 25)HSM 542 2. (TCO C) Advanced directives have made it possible for patients to have...

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. Examples of quality posts include providing additional information to the discussion; elaborating on previous comments from others; presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students; pr...

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 identify the legal principles and parameters outlined in your readings.

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 giving birth in your facility. State your position on this issue and describe how you will handle it in your hospital. It is important to present this information in an objective and factual manner. You...

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 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 medical staff has completed this assessment process? Why is regular reappointment to the medical staff important for patient safety?

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 1 Discussion 1: Intentional Torts in Healthcare Select one of the intentional torts discussed in your text and provide an example of how this tort takes place in healthcare. As leader of your own healthcare facility, what steps could you take and what processes could you implement to reduce the risk of this tort occurring in your own facility?

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Human Resource Management Quiz 1 The digital form of globalization in the modern era is largely confined to advanced economies with large, multinational corporations. Today, as a result of the global flow of digital information, even the smallest firms can compete with the largest multinational corporations