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In this assignment you will examine the legal and ethical implications of medical malpractice. Read the case study on John Parker on pages 245-247 in Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics. Write a 4-5 page report to the chief executive officer for Littleville Family Health Plan, a managed care organization (MCO), to assist them in gaining a better understanding of what occurred and the legal implications for the organization.
Your report should address the following substantive requirements:
- Description of what occurred, who was affected, and why
- Assess the case from the following perspectives:
- Ethical – identify the ethical principles involved in this situation from the perspective of the patient (John Parker), physician (Dr. Green), and the organization (Littleville Family Health Plan).
- Legal – what are the legal implications and what laws or statutes were involved?
- Provide two recommendations for how to manage this case from the perspective of the healthcare organization. What could have been done to prevent this situation?
- Recommend next steps to manage this case by the MCO.
Your report should meet the following structural requirements:
- Be 4-5 pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages.
- Be formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.
- Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of four (4) scholarly articles. Two (2) of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but two (2) must be external. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these references.
- Utilize the following headings to organize the content in your work.
- Introduction
- Assessment
- Recommendations
- Conclusion
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Running head: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE REPORT
Medical Malpractice Report
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Introduction
This case can be trimmed down to the essential facts which point in the direction of the
plan as the main culprit in a negligence suit. The Littleville Family Health plan is targeted by the
plaintiff due to the fact that it recommended Dr. Green as a requirement indirectly. Therefore, the
primary care physician is not an option for the patients (Mr. Parker) but a prerequisite for getting
help under the Plan. The problem that has arisen is based on the fact that the primary care
physician that Mr. Parker selected prescribed a wrong dose to the patient, and resulted in his
death. The wife has now brought a suit that seeks to hold Littleville Family Health plan
responsible for the negligence of its recommended primary care physician.
Assessment
There are several ethical principles that are involved in this case from the various
perspectives, that is the patient, and the doctor. From Mr. Parker’s point of view, there is the
principle of respect for autonomy, and justice. Respect for autonomy requires that a physician
makes decisions while considering, and responding to the concerns, or input of the patient.
Therefore, Mr. Parker’s autonomy was not invoked since he did not have a choice to select an
independent primary care physician, and to a lesser degree, when the medication was prescribed
to him, his input was not requested. The principles of fairness, and justice apply to the patient as
well since his death must be well investigated by the concerned parties, and what is due to him in
terms of damages delivered. Every party must be handled, and treated as per the law, and with
notions of equity when by weighing the facts, and determining the appropriate course of action
that places relevant weight on each part according to their role, and its magnitude.
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