HLT 520 Legal and Ethical Principles in Health Care (HLT 520)

HLT 520 Topic 2 Discussion Question 2: Since the hospital/patient relationship is considered a contract of sorts, how is it affected if the patient decides to disconnect himself from telemetry and leave the hospital for 4 hours to go score some cocaine on the street? What would you do as a hospital administrator in this situation?

HLT 520 Topic 1 Discussion Question 2: In this time of limited financial resources and reduced government payments for health care services, what are the ethical issues of limiting care? How much uncompensated care can hospitals absorb? Where do people with no resources go for care? What is the state’s responsibility to ensure health care services? What are the ethical considerations that should be taken into account?

HLT 520 Week 1 Discussion Question 1: A patient is in a coma that appears irreversible. His mother, who is his surrogate, firmly believes that he will recover and that God is taking a hand to work a miracle if everyone will just wait long enough. She wants everything done for the patient, including resuscitation if he arrests. She insists that he stay in the hospital, and is very upset that he was transferred out of the ICU and his care was moved to comfort measures, rather than aggressive tr...

HLT 520 Week 1 Assignment: Ethical Study Review: Scenario: A 96-year-old male patient is admitted to the ICU with terminal liver cancer. He is confused and disoriented, very skinny and appears underfed, and is covered with bruises, which are common in patients with liver disorders. His daughter, who is a naturopathic physician, insists that she can cure her father by administering unknown substances, some of which smell like feces and look like tar, down his NG tube. He is clearly in pain aft...

HLT 520 Topic 5 Discussion Question 2 Do you think that hospitals who engage in group purchasing organizations are engaging in a form of price-fixing? If yes, then why? If no, then why not?.......... The above statement is given in the full Question and I have made a comprehensive Answer/Discussion on it.

Workplace Law Scenario Analysis Table of Contents:--- Introduction Scenario 1 How I Would Handle the Situation Scenario 2 How I Would Handle the Situation Conclusion References

HLT 520 Topic 6 Discussion Question 1 Examine the concept of "employment at will" and the public policy exceptions to it. How does it fit with the issue of "wrongful discharge"?..... The above statement is given in the full Question and I have made a comprehensive Answer/Discussion on it.

HLT 520 Topic 6 Discussion Question 2 What do you see as the pros and cons of a unionized environment in a health care facility? How can the right to collective bargaining by employees and the mandate to provide care to patients be reconciled?........ The above statement is given in the full Question and I have made a comprehensive Answer/Discussion on it.