shootings are brought on by people seeking to die. -Evaluate the moral permissibility of “suicide by cop” -To what extent is a police officer morally obligated to assess whether a person he or she shoots actually wants to be killed? Virtue Ethics Aristotle’s theory of moral virtue categorizes the pursuit of happiness as a process that is achieved by pursuing real goods in a morally correct way. It is a mean between two vices (excess & defect). Our actions are voluntary and the product of
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in a medical assistant’s decisions on a daily basis. The research includes three different situations where the medical assistant was influenced by laws and regulations and the release of patients personal and medical information. I will also be discussing the relevant components of a patient’s medical record‚ and what a physician looks for in it. There will be an overview of all the documentation that would be in these components. The first situation where the actions of a medical assistant
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Unit 8 Project Questions: Part I 1. Under HIPAA‚ are you legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information? Why or why not? Under HIPAA you are not legally allowed to view a patients medical information unless you have written consent‚ but because he just had outpatient surgery and signed a HIPAA release of information form so you are able to view his information. 2. In this case‚ how would you be able to correct your error and provide the missing documents to the patient while
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Kaplan University Unit 8Assingment Prof. Ask |Under HIPAA‚ are you legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information? Why or why not? Yes because I am not going into his medical history I just need the patient’s name and telephone number. In this case‚ how would you be able to correct your error and provide the missing documents and instructions to the patient while still protecting patient confidentiality under HIPAA? I would call the patient and ask that he returns my call or ask
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Medical Assistant Standards Occupational Safety‚ Law & Ethics- 13SPB The field I medicine that I choose to further my education in is medical assistant. I always knew that I wanted to give this career a chance‚ but I always fought it thinking another career would be better. In this paper I will touch on a few important things that anyone interested in medical assisting should know. One‚ the importance of professional standards‚ including licensure and certification‚ in healthcare. Secondly
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for ethics and social ethics. Introduction: Explorations of the gap individual and social ethics and attempts to bridge this gap‚ have resulted in either detailed philosophical abstraction (Mukerjee 1950) or proposals to measure the subjective potential between impartiality and utilitarianism (Mongin‚ 2001). One phenomenon that occurs in this cleft which may explain individual and social ethical thinking and decision making is that of compassion. This essay will briefly describe ethics and
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The way that the Medical Creed and Law and Ethics apply to my career‚ a medical assistant‚ is that as a person pursuing this career I should have a great deal of discipline. Not only because there will be many responsibilities but I also will be entrusted with the care and well-being of all my patients. Law and Ethics in the health care profession will help me perform at the highest possible level‚ providing proficient‚ kind care to patients. Also to help me avoid legal entanglements that can threaten
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1. Brock has two fundamental ethic values‚ the first one being individual self-determination. This value gives the patient the right to make decisions about their lives. Self-determination is valuable because it permits people to form and live in accordance with their own conception of a good life (pg. 402). When a patient exercises self-determination‚ the patient is exercising their right to take responsibility for their lives. This gives people a chance to make their own decisions about their lives
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Do most companies have an obligation to create and enforce a code of ethics? Explain why or why not. What are some specific code of ethics mentioned in the text and readings? Most companies are not obligated to create and enforce a code of ethics but it is in the best interest of the company that they do. Companies are not obligated simply because it is up to them how they enforce rules of the company. According to the text “Most professional organizations have detailed codes of conduct that specify
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Ethics Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Paper Brian Ruddick MGT/567 Nov 13th‚ 2012 Dr. Burgoon Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Memo To: Company owner From: VP of Human Resources Subject: Reduce incentives and layoff proposal Sir‚ as VP of Human Resources‚ I would advise you to highly reconsider your proposal to reduce incentive payments for salespeople and implementing a month-long layoff for all production workers. Although you are legally within your rights to do so‚ however from
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