Hsm542 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HSM 542 Week 7 Discussion 2: International Healthcare Choose one aspect of international healthcare that you would implement in the United States through legislation or other means? (Be specific with rationale and justification and details about legal and ethical implications of your proposed change.)

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 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. In addition to posting your individual multimedia piece, you must comment on two other students’ posts. Multimedia technology does not need to be used in the replies, but you are always welcome to use it...

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 … in order to obtain legal informed consent? And why is this concept so important to patients, providers, and healthcare organizations?

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 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 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?

What are the key provisions of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)? Why was this legislation … and what were the goals? What must hospitals and other healthcare providers do to ensure their compliance with PSDA?

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?