Ethical Scenarios
Review the following scenarios.
Scenario 1: Medical coding in a physician practice
Imagine you work in a high-pressure cardiology physician office and you are one of two medical coders. Your supervisor is very focused on the greatest reimbursement to satisfy revenue projections for the physician practice. As a result, you are asked to "up-code" billing. How can the pressure of acquiring the maximum repayment for services lead to manipulating or falsifying documentation?
Scenario 2: Administration of patient medications in the hospital setting
Imagine you are a new graduate nurse working nights on a busy medical unit. You just received a new patient who needs to be admitted to your unit, and you just finished medicating a patient with a narcotic injection with a dose greater than ordered. Clearly understanding medication errors may lead to patient injury and even death, explain why a clinician may choose to NOT report the incident.
Scenario 3: Not hiring a qualified individual because of discrimination
Imagine you are a new human resources director in a nonprofit organization and pressured to not hire Middle Eastern candidates by the organization's CEO. In the United States, discrimination against people based on their ethnicity, race, or cultural orientation is strictly forbidden under federal and state laws. Ethical discrimination may result in the breeding of ill feelings at work, as well as reduced productivity. To eliminate these ramifications, organizations need to put forth increased effort in curbing ethical discrimination in the employment sector. What are some interventions organizations can put in place to prevent discrimination?
Write a 150- to 350-word response for each ethical scenario
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Scenario 1: Medical coding in a physician practice
Imagine you work in a high-pressure cardiology physician office and you are one of two medical coders. Your supervisor is very focused on the greatest reimbursement to satisfy revenue projections for the physician practice. As a result, you are asked to "up-code" billing. How can the pressure of acquiring the maximum repayment for services lead to manipulating or falsifying documentation?
Pressure doesn't cause people to commit immoral acts or illegal acts as many people work in professions wherein they experience high rates of stress because of the pressure to make more money. In addition, many people are in positions that would enable them to manipulate or fabricate figures, skim money from the books, or embezzle from the state or their employers. Despite the many professions that offer the ability to engage in illegal activities, most people don't engage in this type of behavior because they have a moral compass that prevents them from illegally obtaining funds that they are not entitled to receive. Therefore, I must digress from (your) assertion that the pressure of acquiring maximum repayment for services rendered leads to manipulation or the falsification of documentation as this is false. ...
Solution Summary
Ethical Scenarios are examined. Administration of patient medications in the hospital setting is examined.