HCS 335 Week 4

Week 4 Individual Assignment: Administrative Ethics Paper

Resource: Administrative Ethics Paper Grading Criteria on your student website.

Find a current administrative issue in a newspaper, magazine, or journal article relating to topics such as patient privacy, confidentiality, or HIPAA.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that includes the following:

o Describe the issue and its impact on the population it affects most.

o What arguments or facts are used in the article to support the proposed solution?

o What are the ethical and legal issues reported for your administrative issue?

o Explain the managerial responsibilities related to administrative ethical issues. If none were stated, what should have been done?

o Identify any proposed solutions.

o Be prepared to discuss your findings in class.

Include at least three sources in your paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Discussion Questions

Must physicians meet their patients' demands for aid in dying through active means?

Do patients who cannot assist in suicide have a right to voluntary active euthanasia?

What are some ethical issues related to releasing medical records to third parties?

What are some ethical dilemmas in selling organs and organ donation?