BUS 4121 CU Ethics in Health Care Management Research Paper

BUS4121 Week 8 Assignment 2: Ethical Case
Study Evaluation
For this assignment, you will evaluate a case study based on a hypothetical scenario
involving health care management, patient care, and end-of-life considerations. You will
utilize a formal decision-making process to evaluate this scenario based on the concepts
and principles you have studied in this course and perhaps your own personal and career
experiences.
Preparation
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Read the Case Study Scenario [PDF] to complete this assignment.
Review the Ethical Case Study Evaluation Scoring Guide prior to beginning your
work.
o Use the Using the Scoring Guide to Enhance Learning [PDF] to better
understand the scoring guide.
Use the Ethical Case Study Evaluation Template [DOC] for this assignment.
Scenario and Challenges
Jenny Abrams, the health care administrator at Brookside Hospital, is faced with a serious
managerial challenge in the Case Study Scenario:
1. Ms. Abrams must initially use excellent communication, investigative, critical
thinking, and decision-making skills to immediately assess and deal with the
situation she is facing in her office when she arrives.
2. She will then need to investigate and evaluate the validity of the claims related
to medical procedures performed and ethical behavior of staff to appropriately
address them with the family and within her facility.
3. Finally, as an ethically minded manager and individual, Ms. Abrams must be sure
that Brookside Hospital provides Mr. Nichols and his family the discharge and
end-of-life support they require.
Imagine yourself in Ms. Abrams’s position, and work through the process outlined below.
Steps
For your evaluation of this case study, use tools and knowledge gained in your studies to
gather and evaluate relevant facts, and recommend actions for Ms. Abrams to take to
address the situation in an ethical manner.
Refer directly to Step 1: Gather the Facts, on pages 111–113 in the Ethics and
Professionalism for Healthcare Managers text to perform and discuss the fact-gathering
tasks for this section of the case study.
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Clearly define the problem.
Determine whether the decision involves an ethical conflict.
Ascertain boundaries or ownership of the situation or problem.
Determine the internal and external stakeholders.
Identify the person who should be the decision-maker.
Gather data.
Identify and list the ethical principles and the non-moral concerns of the
situation or problem.
Identify several possible options.
Helpful Resources and Tips
Please refer to the Health Care Administration Undergraduate Program Library GuideLinks
to an external site. and the Capella Writing CenterLinks to an external site. for valuable
resource material on writing, referencing, and researching on the Internet and in the
Capella library.
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[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
Criteria
Ratings
Utilize a formal ethical decision-making process to gather and evaluate
relevant facts pertaining to a case study in health care management.
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40 to >34 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Comprehensively
utilizes a formal
ethical decisionmaking process to
gather and evalua
relevant facts
pertaining to a ca
study in health ca
management.
34 to >28 pts
PROFICIENT
Utilizes a formal
ethical decisionmaking process to
gather and evalua
relevant facts
pertaining to a ca
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
Criteria
Ratings
study in health ca
management.
28 to >0 pts
BASIC
Partially utilizes a
formal ethical
decision-making
process to gather
evaluate relevant
facts pertaining to
case study in hea
care managemen
0 pts
NON_PERFORMA
Does not utilize a
formal ethical
decision-making
process to gather
evaluate relevant
facts pertaining to
case study in hea
care managemen
Apply ethical theories and principles to a case study related to health care
management practice.
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40 to >34 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Comprehensively
describes and app
ethical theories a
principles to a cas
study related to
health care
management
practice.
34 to >28 pts
PROFICIENT
Applies ethical
theories and
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
Criteria
Ratings
principles to a cas
study related to
health care
management
practice.
28 to >0 pts
BASIC
Partially applies
ethical theories a
principles to a cas
study related to
health care
management
practice.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMA
Does not apply
ethical theories a
principles to a cas
study related to
health care
management
practice.
Create ethics-based options for a case study in health care management
practice.
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40 to >34 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Creates ethics-ba
options for a case
study in health ca
management
practice supporte
by literature.
34 to >28 pts
PROFICIENT
Create ethics-bas
options for a case
study in health ca
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
Criteria
Ratings
management
practice.
28 to >0 pts
BASIC
Creates ethics-ba
options for a case
study in health ca
management
practice but is
missing key
elements.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMA
Does not create
ethics-based opti
for a case study in
health care
management
practice.
Justify ethics-based recommendations for a case study in health care
management practice.
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40 to >34 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Justifies ethics-ba
recommendation
for a case study in
health care
management
practice and
identifies addition
information that
would improve th
recommendation
34 to >28 pts
PROFICIENT
Justifies ethics-ba
recommendation
for a case study in
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
Criteria
Ratings
health care
management
practice.
28 to >0 pts
BASIC
Incompletely just
ethics-based
recommendation
for a case study in
health care
management
practice.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMA
Does not justify
ethics-based
recommendation
for a case study in
health care
management
practice.
Write clearly, effectively, and professionally, using current APA formatting
and styles
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40 to >34 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Writes clearly,
effectively, and
professionally, us
current APA
formatting and st
in a manner that
enhances the ove
quality of the
assignment.
34 to >28 pts
PROFICIENT
Writes clearly,
effectively, and
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
[u08a2] Week 8 Assignment – Ethical Case Study Evaluation
Criteria
Ratings
professionally, us
current APA
formatting and
styles.
28 to >0 pts
BASIC
Writes clearly,
effectively, or
professionally,
inconsistently usi
current APA
formatting and
styles.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMA
Does not write
clearly, effectively
and professionall
or use current AP
formatting and
styles.
Total Points: 0