Review the 2010 Kimberly-Clark Sustainability Report. After reviewing the report, answer the following questions: http://www.sustainabilityreport2010.kimberly-clark.com/index.asp. The length of the short paper is 2 to 4 pages. Does it appear that Kimberly-Clark is responding to traditional market demand patterns, or are the
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) promises great changes in the health care system. Coupled with the rapidly aging Boomer generation, this change may lead to an increased demand for services without an accompanying supply of providers. Do you think that rationing will be part of the post-PPACA future? How ca
From an ethical view, the number and degree of health inequities that exist in a wealthy nation like America is not acceptable. However, correcting health inequities is not a simple task. Think of an area of health inequity in your community. Using what you know about ethics and health care, answer the following questions:
Why do you think intellectual capital is so often undervalued or taken for granted?As a general manager, what would you do to increase your organization's intellectual capital?
There are many ethical concerns for institutions of health care. Now that you have this overview, do some research and identify at least four (4) ethical issues, including Physician Assisted Death, that may exist for a local hospital or clinic near you. What is your role as a citizen or professional in addressing these issues?
Physicians often face complex and painful issues. Given the prevailing current thinking in the United States, how can a physician decide what is the ethical thing to do when asked about assisted suicide? How can the physician respect the patient's wishes and still maintain an ethical practice of medicine? Please answer this in
Briefly explain what you believe the premise is for establishing "Out of Hospital DNR" orders. Write specifically about a special DNR. The out of hospital DNR. Tell me about when these are used and why.
The issue of nutrition and hydration at the end of life is more than a purely clinical one. Often the patient's family members are in severe emotional distress and see providing food and hydration as a way to preserve their loved one's life. What ethical duty does a health care professional have to the family these cases? When a
Mrs. G. has an aneurysm in her brain that, if untreated by surgery, will lead to blindness and probably death. The surgery recommended leads to death in 75% of all cases. Of those who survive the operation, nearly 75% are crippled. Mrs. G has three small children. Her husband has a modest job, and his health insurance will cover
Write a paper in which you incorporate your ethical and legal view on the following topics: 1.Volunteerism, 2.Self-disclosure, 3.Objectivity, 4.Self-care. Write from the perspective of being an ethical and legal counselor. Be sure to cite professional code of ethics and/or articles to support your statements.
Describe how you, as the Human Services Professional, would approach this ethical dilemma while: Implementing the least intrusive intervention Respecting confidentiality Recognizing the client's multicultural ethical behavior Please see attached case.
There are new ways of thinking about reproductive technology and how its use can challenge our critical thinking. In fact this technology may even redefine who we are as humans. Suppose a person told you that using reproductive technology (pre-embryo) was not ethical because it does not respect persons. Using Table 3-3, how w
Maintaining an ethical practice and an ethical working environment does appear to be painful; however, it is the less of two evils. The impact that one group can have on another's practice or opinions can do the organization a lot of harm and slow down the evaluation process due to the need to re-establish a trusting environmen
Describe advance directives and explain how they support the principle of nonmaleficence.
Part I. Identify which statement(s) from the Code of Ethics support the principle of beneficence. Part II. Read the scenario regarding performing a PET scan on a patient who calls your imaging center. Discuss the ethical dilemma and how the principle of beneficence pertains to the case. Unit II Beneficence A patient wi
The only certainty we seem to have in today's health care is that profound changes are coming. What their extent will be is undetermined, but we do know that we are facing the greatest change in the system in 46 years. The demands that these changes will make on the system will also make demands on our application of ethics to
After reviewing both classical and modern versions of the Hippocratic Oath, write a summary that describes the ethical principles that remain in the modern oath and the principles that existed in the classical version and are no longer part of the modern oath. Briefly present possible causes for the elimination of certain ancien
If a large number of adult and teen smokers become users of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes rather than using e-cigarettes to quit cigarettes completely, how will this affect the public health and perception of quitting smoking? Identify a theory that can be used to support your proposed solution. Write a summary (25
If a large number of adult and teen smokers become users of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes rather than using e-cigarettes to quit cigarettes completely, how will this affect the public health and perception of quitting smoking? Describe the nature of the problem, issue, or educational deficit. Include the following i
What distinguishes ethics from law? Are the ethics of all healthcare organizations the same? How do personal values affect moral judgements?
Critically analyze the ethical issues related to "New Reproductive Technology - ethical issues", using the textbook (Legal Aspects of healthcare administration), web resources, and professional journal articles (which may also be found online). Please be sure to cite all references using APA format to avoid plagiarism. The paper
The class is health law and ethics. The presentation is on informed consent concerning stem cell research and must include judicial process and health care laws (this is one of my parts and I am having trouble with finding info on this topic). I need enough information to be able to create 5 slides with detailed speaker notes,
Choose one medical law or medical ethics issue and write a paper that critically analyzes the issues related to the selected topic. Provide: - A description of the selected topic - A discussion of how the issue impacts healthcare professionals and health care organizations - The impact of the selected issue on patients and fa
What role do regulatory requirements play in the entrepreneurship process in the health care field? What can health care entrepreneurs do to establish a solid ethical and legal foundation?
Discuss the ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS partner notification and highlights the inconsistencies of state reporting and epidemiological surveillance efforts in the United States. Analyze he conflict between individual privacy and public health to offer students a better understanding of the ethical issues that exist in tre
1. What does psychosocial mean and how does it relate to dentistry? 2. What do you think the role of a dentist is in the community, with patients, and in the profession? 3. What do you think about the social aspect of a dentist? 4. Define and exemplify ethics.
Please help with the following: Review the AHIMA Code of Ethics. Choose one (1) and discuss how it is relevant to Health Information Management. What are the benefits, if any? Optional: Would your choice be directed towards coding or clinical documentation?
Identify ethical and legal accessibility issues of sharing EMRs. What are some strategies which can be employed to mitigate these risks? Could you please help answer the question with 200 to 300 words?
Suppose that you are tasked with managing a health care marketing division for a pharmaceutical drug. A junior member of your marketing team suggests that you increase the budget to invite health care providers to attend symposia in which they will be trained to be speakers. One goal of the marketing plan is to influence physi
1. What are the implications and effect of tough ethical beginning-of-life and end-of-life decisions? How do these decisions affect the individual, the family, society, and health care providers? 2. Describe what you feel to be the most important change(s) arising out of health care reform. What can you as an administrator d