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HCFA and the Diagnosis Related Group

case fluctuate from this standard (Long Island Business News, 2002). The diagnostic-related groups (DRGs) are not only defined ...

Medical School Application

gave me the potential opportunity to study at some of the best colleges and universities in the world. My brother and I are the o...

Guidelines and Principles of Medical Ethics

must not vary according to culture, race, or socioeconomic status. The scenario presented above, however, is replete with ethical ...

Gilda Radner's Ovarian Cancer and the Role of Medical Care

of sorts. The problem with hypochondria is that if someone really has an illness, they will think it is all in their heads. In any...

Doing Good and Medical Ethics

Oath. This was traditionally taken by all graduating doctors, but many institutions do not insist on it toady. The original oath h...

Beneficence and Medical Ethics

do very good medicine. The two simply cant be removed from each other" (Rolph, 2003). This is an interesting premise because accor...

Case Study Analysis of Patient Confidentiality

the written record. The patient also adamantly refuses a recommended treatment, but he is only 16 years old. The parents go along ...

Justice, Philosophy, and Ethics of Health Care Rationing

dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...

American Medical Policies and Black Americans

rapid rate in the African-American community. Even with the growing number of new cases of HIV, some African Americans are still r...

Stem Cell Research: Argument Against

of medical advancement that purports to save lives, the necessary research requires the taking of other lives, which presents a di...

Violating Nursing Protocol

illustrates how she ignored the potential for causing harm when she increased the patients drugs; only after the medication had be...

Questions on Medical Ethics

to the costs of technology, the costs of long-term care, and benefits of advanced technology in prolonging life. Q1: What are th...

Health Care and Ethical Decision Making

Health ("Right", 2011). From an ethical perspective, one might also invoke the Kantian deontological theory of ethics to explore w...

Medical Ethics on Television

One particular episode of House stands out with a number of ethical breaches and dilemmas in "Informed Consent," an episode that a...

Decision Making at Happy Hospital Budget, Performance, and Ethics

properly! Budget and performance reports are a...

Medical Research: Can It Be Done Ethically?

there are examples, especially in research, where ethics has been abandoned in the hope of achieving some sort of breakthrough. Th...

Implications of Fertility Drug Usage

In five pages the medical ethics, theological, and philosophical issues associated with fertility drug usage are explored. Fourte...

Medical Missionaries and Nursing

In five pages this paper discusses the ethics and expenses involved in nurses serving as medical missionaries. Seven sources are ...

Nazi Experimentation and Medical Ethics

In ten pages this paper reviews 4 articles on the topic of medical ethics and Nazi's experimentation on humans. Five sources are ...

Right to Live and Medical Ethics

Study Andrew is a 68-year-old male who was admitted to a medical intensive care unit after experiencing a stroke. On life ...

Reproductive Biotechnologies, Ethical and Moral Systems

of assertion is challenged by medical interests, including corporate interests and the views of medical professionals, which shift...

Managed Care and Medical Ethics

In forty five pages this research study examines medical ethics in the managed care organization environment. Thirty sources are ...

Ethical Dilemma and Medical Technology

It is undeniable that new technologies have increased the quality of life for many Americans faced with treatable disorders. But ...

Brain Stem Transplant Questions

In five pages this paper questions the ethics of brain stem transplants in a consideration of an article on the subject and philos...

Faith, Suffering, Ethics, and Human Medicine

In five pages this paper examines issues pertaining to human medicine such as ethics, suffering, and faith and whether or not ther...

Five Questions on Medical Law

himself to be placed in charge of Thompsons case, he assumed the responsibility of having all adequate medical knowledge to pursue...

Medical Ethics and Plato's Noble Lie

higher than those with iron. Plato argued that this deception was necessary in order to maintain a stable society, and we ca...

Ethics and a Medical Malpractice Case Study

However, this feeble attempt at legal protection goes directly against another California law - termed a crime of sexual exploitat...

Medical Ethics and Disclosure of HIV

In five pages the issue of HIV disclosure is examined from the perspective of medical ethics in a consideration of the perspective...

Euthanasia and Medical Ethics

such morality, we render ourselves essentially useless. In other words, Lachs contends that it is one thing to expound about the ...