Laws
In organizations
Ethics in an organization
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Ethics plays a significant role in health care
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Ethics are a set of guidelines
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In Ethics general rules apply to specific situations
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When two entities are valued but come into conflict, ethic typically in abstract terms are derived
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Law is all about the political process
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Laws are sometimes voted by the public and comes from a vast amount of people
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Authorities also impose laws that are in place
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In the United States, Laws are far often created to benefit businesses, or a political powerful group
Laws in and organization
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and Ethics conflicts with each other often
What is ethically right may be considered wrong in the eyes of the law !!!!!!!!
Laws often change will ethics remain the same depending on the situation
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When laws are violated, you are punished.
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Laws are practiced differently in other countries
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Laws are the final arbiter in society
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Laws governs the practice of medicine
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The mission is to protect health care through proper licensing and regulation of physicians and surgeons and certain allied health care professionals and objectively enforce the Medical Practice Act
To Promote Access to quality medical care through the Board’s licensing and regulatory functions is the goal of law in health care
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Deciding on whether to do something or not
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Weighing up the potential impact of your decisions or actions
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When you have to judge what is right or wrong
What are ethical issues in Health Care
4 key Ethical principles
Autonomy-Support people in their own choices
Beneficence-Act on behalf of vulnerable people to act
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