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Question Answered step-by-step Comment on this postLegality refers to laws, and as it states in this week’s overview, “laws establish requirements” and “allocate punishments” (UMGC, n.d.). Legality and laws may incorporate ethical principles and ideations; however, they may also deviate from that and potentially be “ethically corrupt” (Vazquez et al., 2009). On the other hand, ethics is more of a guide that tells humans how they should act or behave (Vazquez et al., 2009). There are five sources of ethical standards which include the following (Vazquez et al., 2009):Utilitarian – aims to do the least harmRights – aims to protect and respect individuals’ moral rightsFairness or justice – aims for fairness and equalityCommon good – aims to contribute to life in communityVirtue – aims for consistency with virtues that contribute to humanity developmentOne real life legal case example of a violation of legality in a healthcare organization (HCO) is a case regarding a physician in Virginia who was found guilty of 861 counts of illegal opioid distributions and sentenced to 40 years in prison (Finnegan, 2019). He prescribed controlled substances, such as oxymorphone, oxycodone, and fentanyl to every patient in his practice (Finnegan, 2019). One real life legal case example of a violation of ethics in an HCO is a case regarding the Title X program, which “ensures that every person has access to basic, preventative reproductive health care” “regardless of where they live or whether they have health insurance” (Robeznieks, 2019). There is a gag rule in the Title X regulations that essentially “[dictate] what physicians must and must not say to their patients”, which violates the American Medical Association (AMA) Code of Medical Ethics (Robeznieks, 2019). References:Finnegan, J. (2019). 5 legal cases against doctors that made headlines in 2019. Retrieved from https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/5-legal-cases-against-doctors-made-headlines-2019Robeznieks, A. (2019). Judge says AMA is right: Title X gag rule violates medical ethics. Retrieved from https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/judge-says-ama-right-title-x-gag-rule-violates-medicalUMGC. (n.d.). Week 1 overview. Retrieved from https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/le/content/614253/Home?itemIdentifier=OverviewVazquez, M., Moberg, D., Meyer, M. J., Shanks, T., McLean, M. R., DeCosse, D., André, C., & Hanson, K. O. (2009). A framework for thinking ethically. Retrieved from https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethical-decision-making/a-framework-for-ethical-decision-making/ Health Science Science Nursing AH 130 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
