2. The Moral Right to Healthcare
Topics to be discussed are:
Code of Ethics
Stark Law
Cultural competency
3. The Moral Right to Healthcare
Code of Ethics
-Professional conduct
-Patient Privacy/Confidentiality
-Respect for human dignity
-Patient rights
4. The Moral Right to Healthcare
Stark Law
-The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act
-Financial interest
-Physician self-referrals
-Medicare/Medicaid
-Medical fraud and abuse
5. The Moral Right to Healthcare
Cultural competency
-Reducing health disparities
-Language barriers
-Cultural diversity
-Staff training
6. The Moral Right to Healthcare
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Editor's Notes
Compliance Presentation
The moral right to health care includes: Quality patient care, protecting patient privacy and personal information, closing cultural disparities in healthcare, and maintaining moral and ethical standards.
The Code of Ethics are vital in ensuring quality patient care, maintaining professional conduct with patients and other staff members, and in respect for human dignity. Health care providers have moral and ethical duties to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality, are knowledgeable and promote patient rights, and practice professional conduct at all times. Respecting human dignity include a patient’s right to choose, such as in informed consent and DNR. Practicing the code of ethics ensures safe and quality patient care.
Stark Law or The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act was passed in 1989 to prevent physicians or providers from submitting health care referrals to other providers with whom there was a financial interest. Known as self-referrals, medical referrals submitted to a provider that is a family member or close friend is a conflict of interest. Stark Law prevents this type of referral, in which often medical fraud and abuse is committed by ordering unnecessary testing or procedures. This also prevents false claims submitted to Medicare or Medicaid. The Stark law is vital in ensuring that professional decisions are made without compromising professional judgment.
Cultural competence is crucial in delivering quality healthcare and reducing health disparities. In order to reduce health disparities, it is imperative that cultural barriers are addressed. Language barriers can hinder quality health care. Health care providers and staff members must be flexible, respect cultural differences and beliefs, and work together to provide quality care to each patient, regardless of ethnicity, religion, language efficiency, or cultural beliefs. Ongoing staff training and goal setting to address cultural diversity will ensure that all patients are given the best possible care, and have a complete understanding when making health care choices. By addressing these issues, patients will have confidence in making choices regarding health care treatment plans and options.
