Deliverable 2 - The Healthcare Delivery System
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JSeifert_LegalIssuesforHospitals_031119.pptxLegal Issues for Hospitals
Jessica Seifert
Rasmussen College
Professor Bradshaw Arne
March 11, 2019
Introduction
This display aims to show a list of questions about protections for the physicians and the facility.
Every question will be accompanied by a correct answer so that employees can check their responses.
This factor is essential because it will help employees to conduct an online self-check.
Ideally, these questions are supposed to check employee understanding about the liability protections for physicians and the facility.
Healthcare workers risk being liable of damages or losses due to errors that may occur in their practice. As a result, liability insurance cover protects them from paying thousands of dollars to compensate damages or losses.
I will come up with questions that address the liability protections for the physicians and the facility.
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How has change have changes in medical care affected physicians and other service providers?
First, it is essential to acknowledge that transformation has improved medical care.
However, issues arise concerning clinical competence and liability risks.
Liability risks due to technological advancement affect different healthcare stakeholders. Conferring with Keiffer, (2015), the health care system in many parts of the world is cost-constrained.
Increased cost has in turn reduced physicians as well as facilities reimbursement.
Nowadays it is impossible to shift the economic burden of rising malpractice to the public (Keiffer, 2015).
This factor has exerted pressure on hospitals increasing the risk of medical error.
[All answers should appear in the Notes section, below.]
The aspects of change has had its implications on the healthcare systems. Show how change affect various stakeholders in healthcare sector.
Address how the issue of cost is connected to increased risk of medical error.
First, it is essential to acknowledge that transformation has improved medical care.
However, issues arise concerning clinical competence and liability risks.
Liability risks due to technological advancement affect different healthcare stakeholders. Conferring with Keiffer, (2015), the health care system in many parts of the world is cost-constrained.
Increased cost has in turn reduced physicians as well as facilities reimbursement.
Nowadays it is impossible to shift the economic burden of rising malpractice to the public (Keiffer, 2015).
This factor has exerted pressure on hospitals increasing the risk of medical error.
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How do changes in law relate to liability protections for physicians and the facility?
New laws have gotten implemented in response to liability related issues. In case of any malpractice, hospitals can be held liable.
This issue gets deemed as negligence.
This problem happens when errors occur, and patients suffer harm.
Under such circumstances, physicians are held liable for errors.
This situation explains why it is important to have liability insurance coverage.
Unlike in the past new laws have been implemented to address liability issues.
Facilities can as well suffer damages in case of negligence
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Explain why liability protection is important for the medical facility
Errors do occur in medical facilities that sometimes result in fatal consequences.
As a result, it is adamant about protecting the insured in case the person suffers damages or injuries.
Medical coverage is necessary to an extent by law.
Medical workers may be answerable for the mistakes they make.
However, if a medical error occurs in the absence of insurance cover, then a medical worker may be required to pay for damages (Butler & Lostritto, 2015).
In other words, liability insurance is critical to health care employees because it protects them from financial responsibility.
Importance of liability protection
Liability insurance coverage protects physicians and health facilities from damages or losses.
liability insurance protects physicians them financial responsibility.
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Explain one severity of errors that faces physicians and health facilities
According to Levy, Mareiniss & Iacovelli, (2012), liability is often tied to critical errors like accidentally giving a patient overdose.
When this happens, patients are obligated by law to take the matter to court.
Looking at this issue, it makes it harder for physicians and other health workers to predict when they might be liable.
Given the scope of the matter, liability insurance reliefs physicians the pressure of lawsuits because they are covered even in situations of unexpected lawsuits.
There are various organizations permitted to provide liability insurance.
Health matters are so delicate that physicians need to have liability protection.
Liability insurance covers enables health workers in their practices.
Different organizations are permitted to provide liability insurance.
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Explain how the cost of liability is affecting physicians practice
The cost of liability protection varies from one place to another.
However, the law prescribes that every health care employee has to access liability insurance regardless of the premiums.
The ever-growing cost of medical premiums is shifting the risk of errors to physicians because patients are in most cases unable to access quality care.
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Are there other benefits that physicians and health facilities enjoy from liability protection?
Yes Protection liability enhances physicians privacy.
Also, they can eliminate errors. The idea of liability protection can also get understood in terms of streamlining operations.
Physicians are expected to be responsible for matters of asset protection.
Physicians should keep information confidential unless instructed otherwise by a court of law.
How can a physician’s insurance carrier help them become better and reward their efforts to improve outcomes?
Insurance carriers can provide better physicians in some ways.
First, they know physicians who work to ensure patients safety.
For example, they know physicians who follow up on labs and have excellent communication habits with patients.
In line with Keiffer (2015), physicians who have those characteristics should get rewarded.
At the same time, they should look for tips on how to further lower risk.
Insurance carrier can help health workers become better and reward their efforts to improve outcome
For instance they know physicians who work to ensure patients safety.
Physicians who work toward ensuring patients well-being should be rewarded.
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How does liability protection shield physicians?
As aforementioned, medical insurance protect physicians from malpractice.
Although liability insurance protects physicians from damages, it has gotten argued that it as well prevent them from trying innovations.
At the same time, it heightens tensions between physicians and patients.
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RESOURCES
[This slide should contain 3-5 sources for your staff to use for further information. These “Resources” are in addition to the sources used to create this presenation.]
References
Levy, F., Mareiniss, D. P., & Iacovelli, C. (2012). The importance of a proper against-medical-advice (AMA) discharge: how signing out AMA may create significant liability protection for providers.
The Journal of emergency medicine, 43(3), 516-520.Butler, K. A., & Lostritto, M. D. (2015). Malpractice 101: strategies for defending your practice.
Journal of Radiology Nursing, 34(1), 13-24.Keiffer, M. R. (2015). Utilization of clinical practice guidelines: barriers and facilitators. Nursing Clinics, 50(2), 327-345.
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DELIVERABLE 2 - Grading Rubric
Jessica,
This is a good start. Please be sure to carefully read the instructions and expectations within the grading rubrics. The answers/information on each slide should only appear in the Notes section for each slide. Please move the answers to the Notes sections. Also, you overlooked the slide for “Resources” which is different than References. Please see the slide I inserted before your References slide. The assignment requires 3-5 links to sources which your staff can use for further information. Also, be sure to review all questions for grammar. I look forward to your re-submission.
