Current Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Healthcare

Organizational Ethics

Due 10/27/14

2 Reference APA style

700 words

·         Define corporate negligence. Your textbook (page 274) discusses the benchmark case of Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital as an example of a corporate negligence. Describe the legal issues in the case and describe how the hospital failed its ethical duty to the patient.

·         Define respondeat superior, and provide an example for two of the professions listed below, of how unethical behaviors could lead to an organization being held vicariously liable under the legal principle of respondeat superior: 

o    Physician

o    Nurse

o    Chiropractor

o    Respiratory Therapist

o    Occupational Therapist

o    Physical Therapist

·         Discuss corporate duties and corporate responsibilities and explain the role the healthcare organization has in ensuring the compliance of corporate duties and responsibilities