Ethical and Legal Considerations in Healthcare Administration: Ensuring Professional Conduct and Compliance at Well Care Hospital
A discussion on ethical and legal responsibilities in healthcare administration, using Well Care Hospital as a case study for compliance and professional conduct.
Olivia Smith
Contributor
4.7
43
4 months ago
Preview (3 of 7)
Sign in to access the full document!
Running head: United States Healthcare Administration 1
United States Healthcare Administration
Assignment 1 Legal Aspects of U.S. Health Care System Administration
Prevailing wisdom reinforces the fact that working in U.S. health care administration in the 21st Century requires
knowledge of the various aspects of health laws as they apply to dealing with medical professionals. Further,
because U.S. health care administrators have to potentially interact with many levels of professionals beyond the
medical profession, it is prudent that they are aware of any federal, state, and local laws that may be applicable to
their organizations. Thus, their conduct is also subject to the letter of the law. They must evaluate the quality of their
professional interactions and be mindful of the implications and ramifications of their decisions.
You are employed as a top health administrator at the hypothetical Well Care Hospital in Happy Town. When you
were hired, your pre-employment screening involved background checks into any violation of hospital medical
misconduct during the last five (5) years. The results showed that you were in good standing with the hospital
administration community. During the past year, you had to undergo training in personnel conduct, as well as in inter-
employee conduct with medical staff, nurses, technologists, etc. During the past six (6) months, the hospital has been
under scrutiny for breach of medical compliance.
Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
1. Articulate your position as the top administrator concerned about the importance of professional conduct
within the health care setting. Justify your position.
2. Ascertain the major ramifications of having professional staff compromise the boundaries of ethics and
medical conduct.
3. Analyze the four (4) elements required of a plaintiff to prove medical negligence.
4. Discuss the overarching duties of the health care governing board in mitigating the effects of medical non-
compliance, as they apply to the rules of practice set forth in the Well Care Hospital governing board’s
manifesto.
5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do
not quality as academic resources.
United States Healthcare Administration
Assignment 1 Legal Aspects of U.S. Health Care System Administration
Prevailing wisdom reinforces the fact that working in U.S. health care administration in the 21st Century requires
knowledge of the various aspects of health laws as they apply to dealing with medical professionals. Further,
because U.S. health care administrators have to potentially interact with many levels of professionals beyond the
medical profession, it is prudent that they are aware of any federal, state, and local laws that may be applicable to
their organizations. Thus, their conduct is also subject to the letter of the law. They must evaluate the quality of their
professional interactions and be mindful of the implications and ramifications of their decisions.
You are employed as a top health administrator at the hypothetical Well Care Hospital in Happy Town. When you
were hired, your pre-employment screening involved background checks into any violation of hospital medical
misconduct during the last five (5) years. The results showed that you were in good standing with the hospital
administration community. During the past year, you had to undergo training in personnel conduct, as well as in inter-
employee conduct with medical staff, nurses, technologists, etc. During the past six (6) months, the hospital has been
under scrutiny for breach of medical compliance.
Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
1. Articulate your position as the top administrator concerned about the importance of professional conduct
within the health care setting. Justify your position.
2. Ascertain the major ramifications of having professional staff compromise the boundaries of ethics and
medical conduct.
3. Analyze the four (4) elements required of a plaintiff to prove medical negligence.
4. Discuss the overarching duties of the health care governing board in mitigating the effects of medical non-
compliance, as they apply to the rules of practice set forth in the Well Care Hospital governing board’s
manifesto.
5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do
not quality as academic resources.
Preview Mode
Sign in to access the full document!
100%
Study Now!
XY-Copilot AI
Unlimited Access
Secure Payment
Instant Access
24/7 Support
Document Chat
Document Details
Subject
Healthcare