mod5
Maria Castro 
Mod5Steps.docx|
Mod 5 Steps: |
INSTRUCTIONS: |
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Read Chapter 6 Introduction to Criminal Aspects of Healthcare (p. 164-174) in our textbook, Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals by George D. Pozgar (5th Edition). |
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Read · The booklet “A Roadmap for New Physicians: Avoiding Medicare Fraud and Abuses by OIG” posted on D2L or Go to the Link below and select the Audio Narration for a narrated PowerPoint Presentation (the transcript is also available at this link under Speaker Notes): https://www.oig.hhs.gov/compliance/physician-education/intro.asp · |
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Click the links and review the reports: · “When a Nurse is Prosecuted for a Fatal Medical Mistake, Does it Make Medicine Safer?” (see link below)
· The RaDonda Vaught case is confusing. This timeline will help (see link below)
· CMS Report re: VU Nurse Fatal Medication Error (see link below)
Assess the facts and issues for yourself. Decide who should be at fault. Be prepared for a lively discussion! |
This module is dedicated to criminal aspects of healthcare and advocacy cause practice.
At the conclusion of this module, you should be able to:
· Describe the five major fraud and abuse laws that apply to physicians.
· Analyze the VU nurse medication error, the criminal charges, and predict the outcome of the criminal case.
· Create draft advocacy cause/capstone slide: Finalize Logic Model spreadsheet, Program Budget. Begin to prepare your PowerPoint slides with a visual aid to present your proposed project.
· At the beginning of Class 5, you will take Exam 2 covering modules 4 and 5.
These outcomes correspond to the following course objectives as stated in your syllabus:
· Identify a variety of key legal responsibilities, civil and criminal liability, perspectives and rights of major stakeholders, including selected healthcare organizations, providers, and patients, in the U.S. healthcare system.
· Evaluate and debate resolutions to current healthcare legal issues and ethical dilemmas by applying ethical and legal frameworks and reasoning.
· Creatively formulate and persuasively communicate your strategic recommendations to solve pressing health care problems with ethical and legal solutions.
Book: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=j7J5DwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=Legal+and+Ethical+Issues+for+Health+Professionals&ots=vMqsTnjhzu&sig=v_eGtmtjpSj1LUQwkxVISxwC79U#v=onepage&q=Legal%20and%20Ethical%20Issues%20for%20Health%20Professionals&f=false
