In 750-1,000 words, identify and describe the issues affecting standards of practice related to competency of medical care identified in the Lyckholm and Hackney article. In addition to summarizing the relevant points of the article, explain the relevance that standards of practice have (or will have) to you as a practitioner.

Ethics in healthcare Name Instructor Course Date Article summary It is stated in the article that about quarter of the population of the United States, live in areas considered rural. Delivery of health care in the rural areas can be challenging with peculiar problems such as limited access to health specialists (Lyckholm, Hackney, and Smith, 102). There is the Rural Cancer Outreach Program, which is an alliance between five rural hospitals and academic medical...