Assignment Objectives Explain the value of various policies and procedures at the federal, state and local levels as they relate to the provision of healthcare and patient rights. Assess opposing views of current polices and the implications from both sides. Plan an implementation process supporting recent policy changes. Compose a document to employees addressing recent legal and ethical issues which may require changes in how an organization operates. Reading Assignment Pozgar, Chapters 12, 13, and 14 Title Publisher Edition ISBN Term Course Code Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals  by Pozgar Jones & Bartlett 4 9781284089530 1702C HCM632-01 Assignment: Unit 5 IP Assignment Description Choose a health care issue with controversial ethical and legal implications that was at the center of a high visibility case in the public domain. Some examples of issues include but are not limited to the following: Late term abortion Assisted suicide Surgical errors Patient abuse Parental refusal of medical treatment of minors for religious reasons Transplant patient selection process Access to clinical trials by terminal patients Gender assignment for infants born with intersex anatomy Survivor selection in conjoined twins Access to illicit drugs for palliative care Withholding hydration or nourishment Life support continuation for brain-dead patients Medical treatment for the elderly or terminally ill Donor organ harvesting Use of placebo in clinical trials Use of patient data without consent Stem cell research and treatments Access to treatments not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Note:  There is no time frame during which the case must have occurred for this assignment. Please note, however, that any case selected must be analyzed in the context of laws and policies that existed at the time of the case in addition to current laws and policies. Perform research in the University library using at least 8–10 relevant peer-reviewed academic or professional journal articles that were published within the past 5 years, and complete the following to prepare your report: Analyze the ethics of the case from each end of the ethical spectrum (ultraconservative to ultraliberal) from the perspective of 3 of the following stakeholders: Patient, Patient’s immediate family or guardians Emergency medical personnel or first responders Doctors, surgeons, specialists, or other medical providers The hospital or health care facility A pharmaceutical or medical device company Identify policies at the federal, state, and local levels relating to the provision of health care and patient rights that played the following roles in the case: Assesses opposing views of these policies from the perspectives of the provider and patient Analyzes the implications of these policies on the operations of health care organizations Identify at least 3 state or federal laws that are relevant to the case, and complete the following: Evaluate key legal.

1. Assignment Objectives
Explain the value of various policies and procedures at the
federal, state and local levels as they relate to the provision of
healthcare and patient rights.
Assess opposing views of current polices and the implications
from both sides.
Plan an implementation process supporting recent policy
changes.
Compose a document to employees addressing recent legal and
ethical issues which may require changes in how an
organization operates.
Reading Assignment
Pozgar, Chapters 12, 13, and 14
Title
Publisher
Edition
ISBN
Term
Course Code
Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals
by Pozgar
Jones & Bartlett
4
9781284089530
1702C
HCM632-01
Assignment: Unit 5 IP
Assignment Description
Choose a health care issue with controversial ethical and legal
implications that was at the center of a high visibility case in
the public domain. Some examples of issues include but are not
limited to the following:
Late term abortion

2. Assisted suicide
Surgical errors
Patient abuse
Parental refusal of medical treatment of minors for religious
reasons
Transplant patient selection process
Access to clinical trials by terminal patients
Gender assignment for infants born with intersex anatomy
Survivor selection in conjoined twins
Access to illicit drugs for palliative care
Withholding hydration or nourishment
Life support continuation for brain-dead patients
Medical treatment for the elderly or terminally ill
Donor organ harvesting
Use of placebo in clinical trials
Use of patient data without consent
Stem cell research and treatments
Access to treatments not yet approved by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA)
Note:
There is no time frame during which the case must have
occurred for this assignment. Please note, however, that any
case selected must be analyzed in the context of laws and
policies that existed at the time of the case in addition to
current laws and policies.
Perform research in the University library using at least 8–10
relevant peer-reviewed academic or professional journal articles
that were published within the past 5 years, and complete the
following to prepare your report:
Analyze the ethics of the case from each end of the ethical
spectrum (ultraconservative to ultraliberal) from the perspective
of 3 of the following stakeholders:
Patient,
Patient’s immediate family or guardians
Emergency medical personnel or first responders
Doctors, surgeons, specialists, or other medical providers

3. The hospital or health care facility
A pharmaceutical or medical device company
Identify policies at the federal, state, and local levels relating to
the provision of health care and patient rights that played the
following roles in the case:
Assesses opposing views of these policies from the perspectives
of the provider and patient
Analyzes the implications of these policies on the operations of
health care organizations
Identify at least 3 state or federal laws that are relevant to the
case, and complete the following:
Evaluate key legal factors that are inherent in the case.
Assess various policies and procedures that are inherent in these
laws that relate to the provision of health care by providers or
patient rights.
Differentiate between the demands of legal policies and ethical
issues with relevance to the needs of the provider and patient.
Formulate an assessment of the potential impact of the case on
decision-making options in the future for providers, patients,
and administrators.
This MUST Be Plagiarism Free With At Least 3-5 Peer
Reviewed References, All Citing Referenced.
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