Medical Law, Ethics And Bioethics

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compare law ethics and bioethics

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Law, Ethics and Bioethics are different but much related. All three can be looked at as laws. Laws have to be followed. Ethics are more personal but stick to the law. Bioethics concerns the life and care of a person in concerns to the law. (i.e. Abortion)

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the importance of all three

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It is important to follow health care procedures to examine and practice on a person and it is important to learn from the bioethics aspects and the issues of the clients’ well-being. There are also physical and economic factors that come into play.

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the hippocratic oath

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was written in the 5th century B.C., Christianized in the 10th and 11th century A.D. Protected the rights of clients and appealed to the inner and finer instincts of the physician without imposing penalties.

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the geneva convention code of medical ethics

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was established by the World Medical Association in 1949. Refers to colleagues as brothers and state that religion, race, and other such factors are not a consideration for the care of the total person.

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the nuremberg code

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was established between 1946 and 1949 as a result of the trials of War Criminals after WWII. Suggest guidelines for human experimentation and is directed to the world.

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the declaration of helsinki

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was written between 1964 and 1975, is an update on human experimentation, more detailed than Nuremberg and applies to the world of medicine.

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the american medical association (AMA)

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Preamble and nine principles served as a guideline for physicians for many years.

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the american association of medical assistants (AAMA)

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Most important code directed to the ambulatory care professional. Provides guidelines to assist MA’s in serving their professional in an ethical and professional manner. Identifies to the society at large what the standards are for the profession.

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bill of rights

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The Patient portion is designed to ensure that there is affordable healthcare for everyone; it is designed to put consumers back in charge of their health coverage and prevent insurance carriers from certain practices to ban clients from coverage.

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ethics check

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Three questions asked, if the answer is yes then it’s ethical; if the answer is no, then it’s not ethical.
 Is it legal or in accordance with institutional or company policy.
 Does it promote a win-win situation with as many individuals (client/employee/employer) as possible?
 How would I feel about myself if I read about my decision or action in the daily newspaper? How would my family feel? Could I look myself in the mirror?

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characteristics of a health care professional

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Always be tactful. Know when to speak wisely and to listen or to just keep quiet. Know they are an important communication link between client and provider. Remember you are in a non-reciprocal relationship with client. Speak non-judgmentally offering information rather than opinion. Remain objective yet compassionate and positive. Among other good employee characteristics.

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Medical Law, ethics, and bioethics are necessary to understand

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Health law, differences in moral reasoning among individuals and groups and the need to confront biases and bigotry.

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Increasingly, hospitals find themselves in the ambulatory care business when

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Individuals are turned away from a clinic setting

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The most important code of ethics for the ambulatory care professional

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the AAMA Code of Ethics and AAMA Cred.

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Making an ethical and/or bioethical decision is based on

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Accuracy, knowledge, and information of the particular issue.