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In 2006, a  Virginia high court held that a brutal  assault on a disabled patient is  governed by tort law and not by the  state’s Medical Malpractice Act. In this  assignment, you will analyze  this case and identify the scope of medical  malpractice and tort law.

The Case

Alcoy  was 79 years old when she suffered a  stroke that left her physically helpless  and mentally damaged. She was  moved to a nursing home. Four days later, she  was brutally assaulted  sexually; the assailant was never identified. Alcoy  died several months  later. Her estate administrator sued the nursing home for  negligence  and assault. The nursing home responded that the case was governed  by  the state’s Medical Malpractice Act, and that Act controlled the extent  of  the nursing home’s liability. The district court held in favor of  the nursing  home; the administrator appealed. Virginia high court held  that the case is  governed by tort law and not by the state’s Medical  Malpractice Act (Alcoy v. Valley Nursing Homes,  2006).
 

Reference: 

Alcoy v. Valley Nursing Homes, Inc., 272 S. E.2d 301 (Sup. Ct., Va.  2006).

Analyze the  scenario and respond to the following questions:

  • Why  did the state change the case from medical malpractice to tort law? 
  • Do  you agree with the state’s decision? Why or why not? 

Compile your analysis  in a 3-to-5-page Word document.

 
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Health as a Human Right

Article 25 of the 1948 UDHR and the Constitution of WHO are examples of positive expressions of health as a human right.

Using South University Online Library or the Internet, search for  “health as a human right, a perspective from the WHO,” put forth in the  UDHR. Conduct a research on this topic. Your research should include key  features of the decisions, investigations, and laws you analyzed during  the research.

Your research should also include answers to the following questions:

  • Analyze the purpose of Article 25 of the 1948 UDHR and the Constitution of the WHO.
  • In your opinion, do these two positive laws contradict the no-duty principle in the United States? Why or why not?
  • The term “the right to make informed health care decisions” is an  important health care right of patients that have the right to make  informed decisions about the direction of their care, including refusing  treatment. Give your views on this statement and support your answer  using relevant references.
  • Compare and contrast the terms “the right to make informed health care decisions” and “the right to health.”
  • In your opinion on life or death situations, do you think individuals should be allowed to refuse treatment? Why or why not?

After answering the above questions, read the following statement:

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)  protects the rights of the poor and uninsured by stating that a hospital  cannot refuse emergency treatment because of the patient’s inability to  pay (patient dumping). Based on this statement, answer the following  questions:

  • Explain and analyze two key duties of hospitals under EMTALA.
  • What do you think would happen if a hospital administrator directed  an ambulance to take a patient to another hospital because the  individual is uninsured?
  • Explain what impact this act might have on private hospitals. How  does this act impact other publicly funded programs in the state?
 
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I want help in a nursing assignment.

Paper should be written in APA style and must be 100% original. In short plagiarism will not be accepted. For the question and more instructions see attachment. DRAWING INFERENCES ABOUT POPULATION MEANS AND PROPORTIONS

 
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What is a recent ethical dilemma that you encountered in your practice? Why was it a dilemma and how was it handled?

 
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO)

The overarching goal of public health informatics is to apply  computer science and information technology to promote health and  minimize disease and injury at the population level. Public health  informatics uses data from surveys, vital statistics, hospital and  clinical statistics, private and public data sources, and government  data sources for analysis in improving population health.

Key concepts of public health informatics include:

  • Data collection
  • Storage
  • Retrieval

Using the required readings and websites for this week, respond to the following:

  • Describe the most significant milestone(s) in the history of public health informatics.
  • Refer to the CDC and WHO websites and state the similarities and  differences between the types of public health data available with both  these organizations.
  • Explain the different kinds of statistics and data available with  the CDC and WHO. In addition, explain the various methods of research  that they use.
  • Explain some of the major roadblocks that the field of public health  informatics has encountered during the course of its development.
  • Describe the most salient issues facing the field of public health informatics today.
  • List and describe the various web-based data query programs that are available for different states, including your own.
 
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Health Insurance and Economy

When dealing with public health policy and laws, we need to consider  various aspects of the economy. Concepts of efficiency can be utilized  when deciding which goods and services should be produced and who should  receive them.

The three types of efficiencies are allocative, production, and  technical. The two types of health economics are positive and normative.  Positive Economics deals with “what is” or the current status that is  linked to a clear standard of measurement. Normative economics deals  with “what ought to be” and is subject to interpretation with the moral  or ethical aspects of a policy. Your lecture has more details.

Using South University Online Library or the Internet, search the  article, “The Interplay of Public Health Law and Industry  Self-Regulation: The Case of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Sales in Schools.”

On the basis of the article and your understanding on the topic,  write a 3- to 4-page essay in a Microsoft Word document on the three  types of economic efficiencies and both positive and normative economics  as it relates to regulating sugar-sweetened beverage sales in schools.

Support your statements with at least two other scholarly sources,  correctly formatted in APA style. This assignment requires a title page,  an introduction, a body, a conclusion, and a separate reference page.

Submission Details:

  • Support your responses with reasoning and examples.
  • Cite any sources in APA format.
 
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 Retirement 

Retirement in the Unites States today forms a normal part of the life  cycle. Most people will spend some time in retirement. Atchley and  Barusch (2003) describe retirement as a series of stages. This  five-stage model takes a life-course perspective on retirement. It shows  the interplay between a person’s past, his or her current life, and  external events.

The population of older adults in the United States has grown more  than ten times in size from 1900 to 2003, from 3.1 million to 36 million  people.

Projections show that this population will more than double from the  year 2000 to 2050, increasing from 35 million to 86.7 million (Novak,  2009).

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research  on retirement specifically in the context of United States. Based on  your research and understanding, respond to the following:

  • Explain the five stages of retirement. Which stage do you think is most important? Why?
  • Describe the factors that a person has to consider when contemplating retirement.
  • Describe different factors that can have an impact on retirement.
  • Explore your own retirement plan. Describe where you are on the  planning process. What is the stage of retirement that you current are  at?
  • Explain the factors that you would consider while planning your retirement.
  • Describe how increasing numbers of retirees will affect retirement patterns.
  • Compare retirement conditions in the United States to another country of your choice.
  • Explain the techniques that other countries are planning for the new retirees’ influx.

References: 

Atchley, R. C., & Barusch, A. (2003). Social Forces and Aging. (10th ed.).
Wadsworth Publishing.

Novak, M. (2011). Issues in Aging. (3rd ed.). Pearson.

 
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Current Scenario of Health Insurance Plans

Currently, in the United States, an individual is not required to  purchase a health insurance plan. However, according to Section 1501 of  the PPACA, beginning in 2014, “Individuals will be required to maintain  minimum essential coverage beginning in 2014. Failure to maintain  coverage will result in a penalty of $95 in 2014, $350 in 2015, $750 in  2016 and indexed thereafter.”

Currently, employers are not required to provide health insurance  coverage to their employees. However, in 2014, the employers’  responsibility in health insurance coverage will change, according to  the PPACA. This is the latest update in a long line of US health care  reform efforts.

Using South University Online Library or the Internet, search on the  topic of latest health care reforms. On the basis of your research and  your understanding of the topic, answer the following questions:

  • Track the progress of health care reform efforts in the US history  starting with the early 1900s detailing the role of Presidents’  attempting to pass health care reform.
  • Give your views on the AALL’s efforts to pass National Health Reform.
  • What are the issues of culture, politics, and special interests in  the United States that have made health care reform difficult to  achieve?
  • Of these three issues, which issue do you find to be the most difficult to overcome? Why?
  • What is path dependency? What has this been an issue in health reform? How can the power of inertia be overcome?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of PPACA that was passed in 2010?
 
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